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What does the speaker do before he goes into the church in stanza 1, and what sound does the door make behind him?
Read the first two lines of stanza 1.
Name four things that the speaker notices inside the church in stanza 1.
Look at lines 3 to 7.
How many lines does each stanza of "Church Going" have?
Seven stanzas of equal length make 63 lines.
What does the speaker do at the end of the first stanza?
The speaker is hatless.
Write a paraphrase of stanza 2 in about 100 words, in your own words and in the present tense, making clear what the speaker does and how the building seems to react.
Cover the actions in order: font, roof, lectern, echoes, book, coin, verdict.
The poem has been described as a train of thought in which each stanza leads to the next. Write five sentences, one for each stage (stanzas 1 and 2, stanza 3, stanza 4, stanzas 5 and 6, stanza 7), that state what the stage contributes to the argument of the poem.
Use a linking word in each sentence, such as so, then, but or finally, to show the chain of thought.
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