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(2 marks) State two natural facts about pike on which Hughes builds his poem.
One fact concerns how the pike hunts, and the other concerns what it does to other pike.
(2 marks) Who is the speaker in the second half of the poem, and what does he do at the old pond?
The poem begins by describing the fish from outside and later brings a person into the scene.
Which natural fact about pike does the poem build on?
Think of a predator that waits for prey.
What is the speaker doing at the pond in the last part of the poem?
Think of when the owls are heard.
Write an answer of about 180 words to this question: How does Hughes present the speaker's fear in the second half of “Pike”? Use PEEL and leave brackets for evidence from your own copy.
Give one PEEL paragraph for each stage: the glass, the dead pike, the old pond and the final stanza.
Make a revision grid for “Pike” with five rows. For each row give the stage of the poem, what happens in your own words, one key device and its effect, and the kind of evidence to find in your copy.
Work through the poem in order and fill each row from your own copy.
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