ENG1501 ASSIGNMENT 1 SEMESTER 1 2023

ENG1501 ASSIGNMENT 1

ASSIGNMENT 01: Poetry

Compulsory for examination admission ‘Higher Education’ – B. W.
Vilakazi

Due date: [Will be announced on myModules]




NB PLEASE PARAPHRASE YOUR OWN WORK: USE QUILBOT WEBSITE(CO-
WRITER) “OWN YOU WORK”
QUESTION 1

1. Refer to stanzas one to three.

1.1In the first stanza, the speaker describes two contrasting experiences. Write two sentences in
which you explain the contrast. (2)

ANS: The two contrasting experiences described by the speaker are the real-life situation
exist today when you are education and the expectations after studies.

1.2 The second stanza gives a hint as to what may have caused the speaker to experience this
change. Write a sentence in which you explain in your own words what the speaker means when he
refers to “books / whose authors’ skins were white” (lines 8-9) and then write another sentence in
which you give a reason as to why this may cause him to feel discomfort. (2)

ANS: The most books used for studied are written in English with White People. The speaker
is filling discomfort because he is black African.



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