Poetry (XXXX)
English - ENG
Semester: Second Semester
Level: 300
Year: 2018
PAPER 3 POETRY APPRECIATION
Read the poem and answer the following questions
Death be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so,
For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow
Die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me.
From rest and sleep, which but her pictures be
Much pleasure, then from thee much more must flow,
And soonest our best men with thee do go
Rest of their bones, and soul's delivery
Thou art slave to Fate, Chance, Kings, and desperate men,
And dost with Poison, War and sickness dwell,
And poppy and charms can make us sleep as well,
And better than thy stroke, why swell'st thou then?
One short sleep past, we make eternally
And death shall be no more, Death, thou shalt die.
QUESTIONS (20mks).
1) Give an appropriate title for this poem
2) Explain the meaning of the above poem
3) Discuss to what*effect three stylistic devices have been used
4) What are the signs that the poem is structured as a sonnet?
5) How does the poem's rhythm contribute to its meaning?
6) Briefly discuss the poets attitude towards his subject matter.
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