Poetry

Study the poem on your right or on the papers given to you in class. Where is the narrator of this poem? Quote evidence for your answer.

• In prison. The narrator says "In my prisoner's sleep".

• Outside at night. Evidence are words such as ''outside", "night".

• The narrator is in a bird sanctuary, evidence is seen by the words "cooing", "whirr".

Which two words suggest that the poet can hear of the doves' activity.

• ''cooings'' and ''wings"

• "perch" and "fan"

• "cooings" and "whirr"

• "whirr" and "wings"

What figure of speech is in line 5?

• Onamatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Simile

What kind of poem is 'The Doves' ?

• Cinquians

• Sonnet

• Prison poem

• Haiku poems

List three key words that are repeated in the first six lines. (NB ! choose 3 correct answers)

• Outside

• perch

• Everywhere

• Clear

What is the mood of the first stanza.

• Cheerful and fun

• Light and pleasant

• Heavy and sad

• Hopeful and fearful

What is the mood of the second stanza.

• Confusing and heavy

• Sad and hopeful

• cheerful and pleasant

• Heavy and sad

Which sentence best describe the theme of the poem. (3 marks, 1 answer)

• The poem teaches people to be independant and that they should stop relying on others for help

• The poem shows that a person cannot live alone and needs other people so that he or she can function correctly in a society.

• The cruelty, inhumanity and suffering that jailed activists who peacefully oppose the government experience.

What is the use of the imagery in the second stanza? (choose 2 correct answers)

• Daytime in jail is better than during the day.

• Day and night are the same when you are in prison.

• Being in jail is compared with life being an endless, dark night.

• The implication is that darkness and night hides bad deeds.

Use the imagery linked with doves to explain why they are used in this poem by a political prisoner.

• The dove shows how beautiful life can be out of prison

• The dove is a sign of being granted bail

• The dove reminds the prisoner of freedom, peace and justice