By Elimu Assistant Team 
Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow
Why do you wear that dress so white?
Why do you where that veil so light?
Why do your young eyes shine so bright?
Is it your wedding?
I wear the dress and veil to show
That gladly to my love I go
My young eyes shine because I know
It is my wedding.
Questions
- a) Identify the rhyming words in this poem (2marks)
- b) describe the rhyme scheme of this poem (2marks)
- c) How would you perform the poem to distinguish stanza 1 and 2 (2marks)
- d) Identify and illustrate two stylistic devices in this poem (4marks)
Answers / Marking scheme
- (a)Rhyming words know, show, go, Light/white
- (b)Rhyme scheme Aa, ab, cc, cd the rhyme scheme is regular since the next pattern is predictable
- (c)Falling intonation to show finality, falling intonation since they are why questions
- (d)
i . Repetition – why do you(has been repeated)
ii. Rhyme– white, bright, light
iii. Alliteration – why wear white
iv. Assonance – shine bright
(any 2 iden +illustr =1mk each) total 4mk
