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ENG1517
Assignment 3
2024
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS
, ENG1517 Assignment 3 2024
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: 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. (3 marks) Identify the type of rhyme used in the poem. Provide a reason
and a quotation from the poem in support of your answer.
Question 1.2. (3 marks) Identify the simile in the poem and explain the effect of this
simile.
Question 1.3. (6 marks) Write a paragraph in which you explain how mimicry may be
used to make the poem come alive for learners. Refer closely to the poem in your
discussion. A mark out of two will be awarded for your language use.
Question 1.4 (8 marks) Do you consider this poem to be appropriate for a Foundation-
phase English class? Motivate your answer by identifying and briefly discussing three
specific aspects of the poem that you consider to be appropriate or not appropriate. A
mark out of two will be awarded for your language use.
Question 1.1
ENG1517
Assignment 3
2024
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS
, ENG1517 Assignment 3 2024
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: 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. (3 marks) Identify the type of rhyme used in the poem. Provide a reason
and a quotation from the poem in support of your answer.
Question 1.2. (3 marks) Identify the simile in the poem and explain the effect of this
simile.
Question 1.3. (6 marks) Write a paragraph in which you explain how mimicry may be
used to make the poem come alive for learners. Refer closely to the poem in your
discussion. A mark out of two will be awarded for your language use.
Question 1.4 (8 marks) Do you consider this poem to be appropriate for a Foundation-
phase English class? Motivate your answer by identifying and briefly discussing three
specific aspects of the poem that you consider to be appropriate or not appropriate. A
mark out of two will be awarded for your language use.
Question 1.1
