Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow 'THE BAT' The day the bat is cousin to the mouse. He likes the attic of an aging...

      

Read the poem below and answer the quwstions that follow
THE BAT

The day the bat is cousin to the mouse
He likes the attic of an aging house

His fingers make a hat about his dead
His pulse beat is slow we think him dead

He loops crazy figures half the night
Among the trees that face the corner light

But whe he brushes up against the screen
But are afraid of what our eyes have seen

For something is amiss or out of place
When mice with wings can wear a human face.
(Thodore Roethke)
1.For each of the following words, write another that is pronounced the same way as
a)beat
b)our
c)face
d)him
e)what
f)night
g)wear

2.Which lines rhyme? Chart the rhyme scheme of this poem
3.a)Why would you read the fourth line of the poem particularly slowly?
b)Imagine you are the gues of honour in an anti-drug abuse forum for high school students. Briefly state how you would use your voice and body to deliver the speech effectively.
c)As you deliver the speech how would you tell those in your audience who are;
i)Paying attention
ii)Not paying attention.

  

Answers


Bonface
1.beat-beet
our-hour
face-phase
him-hymn
what-watt
night-knight
wear-where
2.Lines that rhyme
1 and 2
3 and 4
5 and 6
7 and 8
Rhyme scheme. aa bb cc dd
3a)To indicate the slow heartbeat
b)-Use of appropriate body gestures
Use of facial expression
-Aprropriate pace
-Correct pronunciation
-Articulation
-None variation
c)i)-Paying attention
-Through their feedback
-Those who keep eye contact
-Maintaining good posture
-Their facial expression

ii)-Wrong posture
-Facial expression
-Unable to keep eye contact

Biokenya answered the question on December 9, 2017 at 17:18


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