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State the number of stanzas in “The Whitsun Weddings”, the number of lines in each stanza and the rhyme scheme.
Count the lines in one stanza, then recall the pattern of rhymes.
Name the device used in the closing image and say what is compared with what.
Look for a comparison introduced by the word like.
Which rhyme scheme does each stanza of the poem follow?
It starts with alternating rhymes and ends with a pattern of three sounds repeated twice.
What kind of figure of speech is the poem's closing image of arrows turning into rain?
Look for a comparison made with like or as.
Write a paragraph of about 125 words on the closing image, using the pattern device, example, effect. Do not quote the poem.
State the device, describe the image in your own words, then spend most of the paragraph on its effect.
Make a table of five devices used in the poem. For each, give an example described in your own words and state its effect.
Choose devices from different groups: form, rhythm, structure, tone and imagery.
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