The Moon
The moon has a face like the clock in the hall;
She shines on thieves on the garden wall,
On streets and fields and harbour quays,
And birds asleep in the forks of the trees.
The purring cat and the squeaking mouse,
The howling dog by the door of the house,
The bat that lies in bed at noon,
All love to be out by the light of the moon.
But all of the things that belong to the day
Cuddle to sleep to be out of the way;
And flowers and children close their eyes
Till up in the morning the sun shall arise.
Robert Louis Stevenson
1 a. Quote a simile from the poem. (2 marks)
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b. Explain the effect created by this simile. (4 marks)
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2. Quote an alliteration from the first stanza. (2 marks)
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3. Quote two examples of onomatopoeia. (2 marks)
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4 a. Quote an example of a personification from the third stanza.
(2 marks)
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Explain the effect created by this personification. (4 marks)
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5 What is the rhyme scheme of the poem? ________ (2 marks)
6 Quote an example of a run on line. (2 marks)
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7 List two things you associate the moon with. (1 marks)
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8. Did you enjoy this poem? Why? Why not? (4 marks)
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