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    CSEC ENGLISH B (POETRY ESSAY QUESTIONS)

    N.B: Consists of Essay Questions for A World of Poetry.

    1. The speakers in A Lesson for this Sunday and Birdshooting Season both witness an
    act of cruelty. Write an essay in which you describe the experience of the speaker in
    EACH of these poems. In this essay, you must compare the reaction of the speakers
    to what they have witnessed, and examine one device that is used to present the
    speaker's experience in EACH poem.

    2. The poems Mirror and Little Boy Crying both present a painful experience. Write an
    essay in which you compare the pain experienced by ONE person selected from
    EACH poem, and comment on the effective use of allusion in EACH poem.

    3. In the poems, An African Thunderstorm and Sonnet Composed upon Westminster


    Bridge, the speaker is impressed with the majesty of nature. Write an essay in which
    you describe the scene witnessed in EACH poem, and EACH speaker's reaction to
    that scene. You must also comment on the effective use of ONE poetic device in
    EACH poem.

    4. Both Duice Et Decorum Est and The Woman Speaks to the Man Who Has Employed
    Her Son both consider the tragic loss of young lives. Write an essay in which you
    show from EACH poem, how and why the lives of young men too end in tragedy. In
    your essay, you must also show how the person affected responds to the loss and
    examine ONE device used in each poem to effectively convey the intensity of that
    response.

    5. Choose two poems you have studied in which an individual is discriminated against
    or persecuted by others in society. Write an essay in which you outline the
    discrimination or persecution taking place in each poem. In this essay, you must
    discuss the speaker's attitude to that discrimination or persecution, and examine
    one device that is effectively. used to evoke a response from the reader.

    6. Choose two poems you have studied that deal with an individual's love of his/her
    native land. Write an essay in which you outline the situation that prompts each
    speaker to reveal that love of his/her native land and examine ONE device in EACH
    poem that is used to carry forward the poem's message.

    7. Choose TWO poems you have studied in which the speaker is awakened to the
    beauty in the world around. Write an essay in which you outline the situation in
    which beauty is found in EACH poem. You must also examine ONE device that is
    effectively used to evoke a similar response from the reader.

    8. Choose TWO poems you have studied in which the device of personification is
    effectively used. Write an essay in which you outline the situation described in EACH
    poem, showing, for EACH poem, what effect is created by the use of personification.
    9. "The poems 'A Stone's Throw' and ‘The Woman Speaks to the Man Who has
    Employed her Son' are about how women are treated." Write an essay in which you
    briefly describe what is taking place in EACH poem. In this essay, discuss the
    speaker's attitude to the woman in each poem and examine ONE device which is
    used to effectively convey the treatment of women.

    10. Choose TWO poems which you have studied that focus on a significant experience or
    event. For EACH poem, describe the experience or event and discuss the speaker's
    attitude to this experience or event. Finally, discuss ONE device that is used to
    present this experience or event.

    11. The poems “It is the Constant Image of Your Face” and "Dreaming Black Boy are
    confessions of hopes and desires."
    Write an essay in which you outline the hopes and desires that are portrayed in
    EACH poem. You must also discuss the poem which you find more appealing and use
    evidence from the text to support your choice. Finally, for EACH poem, discuss ONE
    device which is used to portray hopes OR desires.

    12. "Conflicts can be internal as well as external." Choose TWO poems which you have
    studied that portray some form of conflict. Write an essay in which you describe the
    conflict in each poem and comment on how the conflict is treated or addressed.
    Finally, discuss ONE device that is used to explore this conflict.

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