Catherine – Poetry questions and answers

​Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow:-
  Made for pure pleasure
  Like buds two wonderful to name
  Miracles unfold
  And Catherine wheels begin to flame
  Like a whirling marigold
  Rockets and Roman candles make 
  An orchard of the sky
  Whence magic trees their petals shake
  Upon each gazing eye

QUESTIONS

​  i.    Describe the rhyme scheme of this poem. (2marks)
  ii.   Using examples, explain how rhythm has been achieved in this poem. (4 Marks)
  iii.  What kind of facial expressions would you exhibit when reciting the poem? (2mks)
  iv.   Which words would you stress in line one and why?  (2 marks)

MARKING SCHEME

i)     abcdcdede- Irregular
ii)    Rhyme – name, flame, 
        -sky, eye
        shake, make
        Alliteration- pure, pleasure- consonant p is  repeated, 
        Rockets and  Roman- r  is  repeated.
iii)   Wear a happy face while reciting line 1 – Made for pure pleasure.
        Stare  at  a  particular  point  to  indicate  gazing  point.
iv)   Made, pure, pleasure – They are content words- they  carry  the  meaning  of  the  sentence.