For Don M represents apartheid as a harsh, dry winter.

Which of the following sentences best explains the metaphor below from Sonnet 116?

‘Oh, no, it is an ever-fixèd mark

That looks on tempests and is ne’er shaken’

Identify the poetic device in the following lines from On the Move by Thom Gunn. The relevant section is underlined. 

‘The blue jay scuffling in the bushes follows

Some hidden purpose, and the gust of birds’

Which statement best summarises the speaker’s view of love in Sonnet 116?

Which of the following lines from Sonnet 116 uses iambic pentameter?

Present a prepared speech on one of the topics. Your speech must be between 3 - 5 minutes in length. Before you begin your speech, make sure to clearly state which topic you have chosen. Please download the prepared reading text by clicking here.

In ‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers, how does the description of the bird’s song strengthen the extended metaphor? Choose two answers.