ENG1517
ASSIGNMENT 3
DUE DATE: AUGUST 2024
, ASSIGNMENT 03
Unit 5: Poetry, rhymes and songs; and
Unit 6: Promoting a reading culture.
Question 1
Read the following short poem and answer the questions that follow.
THE MOON
By Robert Louis Stevenson
The moon has a face like the clock in the hall;
She shines on thieves on the garden wall,
On streets and field and harbour quays*,
And birdies asleep in the forks of the trees.
The squalling 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 her way;
And flowers and children close their eyes
Till up in the morning the sun shall arise.
, (Stevenson, R.L. 2008. ‘The Moon’, in A Child’s Garden of Verses. Project Gutenberg
Edition. Available: htt ps:/ /www.g u te n be rg.o rg/e b oo ks/25 6 09 . Accessed on: 2
June 2023).
Glossary:
quays (pronunciation: kees): plural of ‘quay’, a stone or metal platform lying alongside or
projecting into water for loading and unloading ships (Oxford Languages).
Question 1.1.
Identify the type of rhyme used in the poem. Provide a reason and a quotation
from the poem in support of your answer.
AABB rhyme scheme.
This means that each pair of consecutive lines rhymes with each other.
To illustrate this:
The first stanza:
"hall" and "wall"
"quays" and "trees"
Example Quotation:
"The moon has a face like the clock in the hall; She shines on thieves on the garden
wall,"
The second stanza:
ASSIGNMENT 3
DUE DATE: AUGUST 2024
, ASSIGNMENT 03
Unit 5: Poetry, rhymes and songs; and
Unit 6: Promoting a reading culture.
Question 1
Read the following short poem and answer the questions that follow.
THE MOON
By Robert Louis Stevenson
The moon has a face like the clock in the hall;
She shines on thieves on the garden wall,
On streets and field and harbour quays*,
And birdies asleep in the forks of the trees.
The squalling 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 her way;
And flowers and children close their eyes
Till up in the morning the sun shall arise.
, (Stevenson, R.L. 2008. ‘The Moon’, in A Child’s Garden of Verses. Project Gutenberg
Edition. Available: htt ps:/ /www.g u te n be rg.o rg/e b oo ks/25 6 09 . Accessed on: 2
June 2023).
Glossary:
quays (pronunciation: kees): plural of ‘quay’, a stone or metal platform lying alongside or
projecting into water for loading and unloading ships (Oxford Languages).
Question 1.1.
Identify the type of rhyme used in the poem. Provide a reason and a quotation
from the poem in support of your answer.
AABB rhyme scheme.
This means that each pair of consecutive lines rhymes with each other.
To illustrate this:
The first stanza:
"hall" and "wall"
"quays" and "trees"
Example Quotation:
"The moon has a face like the clock in the hall; She shines on thieves on the garden
wall,"
The second stanza:
