Prepared By : Ms. Deepika Kagliwal
2018-2019
Poem1
The Violet
Down in a green and shady bed,
A modest violet grew,
Its stalk was bent, it hung its head,
As if to hide from view.
And yet it was a lovely flower,
Its colours bright and fair;
It might have graced a rosy bower,
Instead of hiding there,
Yet there it was content to bloom,
In modest tints arrayed;
And there diffused its sweet perfume,
Within the silent shade.
Then let me to the valley go,
This pretty flower to see;
That I may also learn to grow
In sweet humility.
Poem2
The Poppy
High on a bright and sunny bed
A scarlet poppy grew
And up it held its staring head,
And thrust it full in view.
Yet no attention did it win,
By all these efforts made,
And less unwelcome had it been
In some retired shade.
Although within its scarlet breast
No sweet perfume was found,
It seemed to think itself the best
Of all the flowers round,
From this I may a hint obtain
And take great care indeed,
Lest I appear as pert and vain
As does this gaudy weed.
Task1.
a. Based on your reading of poem 1, according to the poet where could have the violet been instead of growing in the valley?
b. In your opinion, why the poet wants to go and meet the pretty flower described in poem1? Justify.
c. In poem 2, the poet calls the poppy, a weed. List other words that the poet has used to describe the poppy. Comment on the poet’s choice of words to convey her feelings for the poppy.
d. Identify the rhyme scheme of poem 1 and 2. Is it same or different?
e. Lest I appear as pert and vain, As does this gaudy weed. Explain the figure of speech used.
f. Pick out any one example of ‘Alliteration’.
Task2.
Now that you have read The Violet and The Poppy, present a compare and contrast between the two poems. Comment on the poet’s feelings for each of them.
Criterion A: Analysing
Achievement level
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Level Descriptor
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Task specific clarifications
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0
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The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors below.
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1–2
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The student:
i. provides minimal identification and comment upon significant aspects of texts
ii. provides minimal identification and comment upon the creator’s choices
iii. rarely justifies opinions and ideas with examples or explanations; uses little or no terminology
iv. identifies few similarities and differences in features within and
between texts.
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Your response shows that you have
i.provided minimum identification and commented upon the use of specific description words in the two poems.
ii.provided minimum identification of the literary devices and their use to convey the poet’s thoughts.
iii.rarely justified your opinions and ideas with explanations and used very limited terminology in context to the figures of speech.
iv.identified few similarities and differences between the two poems.
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3–4
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The student:
i. provides adequate identification and comment upon significant aspects of texts
ii. provides adequate identification and comment upon the creator’s choices
iii. justifies opinions and ideas with some examples and explanations,though this may not be consistent; uses some terminology
iv. identifies some similarities and differences in features within and between texts.
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Your response shows that you have
i.provided adequate identification and commented upon the use of specific description words in the two poems.
ii.provided adequate identification of the literary devices and their use to convey the poet’s thoughts.
iii. justified your opinions and ideas with some explanations and used some terminology in context to the figures of speech.
iv.identified some similarities and differences between the two poems.
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5–6
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The student:
i. provides substantial identification and comment upon significant aspects of texts
ii. provides substantial identification and comment upon the creator’s choices
iii. sufficiently justifies opinions and ideas with examples and explanations; uses accurate terminology
iv. describes some similarities and differences in features within and between texts.
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Your response shows that you have
i.provided substantial identification and commented upon the use of specific description words in the two poems.
ii.provided substantial identification of the literary devices and their use to convey the poet’s thoughts.
iii. justified your opinions and ideas with sufficient explanations and used accurate terminology in context to the figures of speech.
iv.identified and described the similarities and differences between the two poems.
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7–8
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The student:
i. provides perceptive identification and comment upon significant aspects of texts
ii. provides perceptive identification and comment upon the creator’s choices
iii. gives detailed justification of opinions and ideas with a range of examples, and thorough explanations; uses accurate terminology
iv. compares and contrasts features within and between texts.
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Your response shows that you have:
i.provided perceptive identification and commented upon the use of specific description words in the two poems.
ii.provided perceptive identification of the literary devices and their use to convey the poet’s thoughts.
iii. given a detailed justification of your opinions and ideas with sufficient explanations and used accurate terminology in context to the figures of speech.
iv.compared and contrasted the similarities and differences between the two poems.
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nice
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