CSEC English A · May/June 2013 · Paper 2 · Question 2(a)
Poem titled 'Carrion Crows' by A. J. Seymour.
State to whom or what the pronoun 'them' in line 1 refers.
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- 2(b)Identify TWO words or phrases in the first stanza that the poet uses to create an image of the birds.[2 marks]
- 2(c)Identify TWO words in lines 4 and 5 that the poet uses to give human qualities to the crows.[2 marks]
- 2(d)Explain the effect achieved by the poet's description of the scene in lines 6 to 8.[2 marks]
- 2(e)Explain what lines 7 and 8 show about the crows' attitude.[2 marks]
- 2(f)Explain why the poet uses the word 'But' in line 9.[2 marks]
- 2(g)Contrast the poet's attitude towards the carrion crows in lines 1–8 with that in lines 9–14.[2 marks]
- 2(h)Quote ONE example of alliteration from the poem.[1 mark]
- 2(i)Quote ONE example of metaphor from the poem.[1 mark]
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