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Year 10 - Prayer Before Birth

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  • What is this an example of: ‘sky to sing’, ‘trees to talk’
    personifcation
  • What does anaphora mean?
    Repetition of a phrase a the beginning of a line.
  • Provide 3 examples of imperative verbs used in the poem.
    Hear me, console me, provide me, forgive me, rehearse me, hear me, fill me
  • What is interesting about the last line, "Otherwise kill me."?
    It is a short line. Clearly states the poet's point.
  • What is the name of the poet?
    Louis MacNeice
  • What is the key message and theme of the poem?
    The narrator prays for a future that is safe from the horrors of the world and the poem outlines the child’s fears, both rational and irrational.
  • What does epistrophe mean?
    Repetition of a word at the end of a line.
  • What type of verse is used?
    Free verse
  • Who is the narrator in the poem?
    An unborn child
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