Practice Poem Summary (8.3) - ICSE Class 12 English Elective - Unit 5

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Question 1.
Who is the speaker of 'Refugee Blues', and to whom does he speak?
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Look at who is addressed at the end of each stanza.
Question 2.
Name, in order, the three 'doors' at which the couple are turned away in stanzas 4 to 6.
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One is an official, one is a group of helpers and one is a crowd.
3Question 3.
To whom does the speaker address his words?
- A loved one
- A consul
- A committee
- A crowd
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Think of the person who shares the speaker's plight.
4Question 4.
In which stanza does the consul appear?
- Stanza 4
- Stanza 2
- Stanza 7
- Stanza 12
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The consul comes right after the passports.
Question 5.
Prepare a twelve-line chart of the poem. For each stanza, write a line of eight words or fewer saying what happens in it.
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Start each line with the thing the speaker sees or meets, and use a verb.
Question 6.
A friend says the poem is only a list of sad events. Using the five movements, explain in about 120 words how the poem is actually a carefully built journey.
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Think about how each movement raises the stakes of the one before it.

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