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Read the poem below and answer the questions on it.

      

Spider
I'm told that the spider
Has coiled up inside her
Enough silky material
To spin an aerial
One-way track
To the moon and back;
Whilst I
Cannot even catch a fly.

i)Describe the rhyme scheme of the poem.

ii)Explain two effects of rhyme in the poem.

iii)Line 5 and 6 contradict each other.How would you say these lines so as to bring out the contradiction.

  

Answers


Martin
i)aabbccdd / regular

ii)-Creates rhythm

-Makes the poem musical and interesting

-Makes the poem memorable.

iii)Using an ironic tone.
marto answered the question on September 29, 2017 at 11:43


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