When I set out for Lyonnesse
Working with the poem (Page 106)
Question 1:
In the first stanza, find words that show
(i) that it was very cold.
(ii) that it was late evening.
(iii) that the traveller was alone.
Answer:
(i) that it was very cold – rime
(ii) that it was late evening – starlight
(iii) that the traveller was alone – lonesomeness
Question 2:
(i) Something happened at Lyonnesse. It was
(a) improbable.
(b) impossible.
(c) unforeseeable.
(ii) Pick out two lines from stanza 2 to justify your answer.
Answer:
(i) Something happened at Lyonnesse. It was
(c) unforeseeable
(ii) “No prophet durst declare;
Nor did the wisest wizard guess”.
Question 3:
(i) Read the line (stanza 3) that implies the following:
‘Everyone noticed something, and they made guesses, but didn’t speak a word.’
(ii) Now read the line that refers to what they noticed,
Answer:
(i) “All marked with mute surmise.”
(ii) “My radiance rare and fathomless.”
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