In this video, I discuss a revision of KCSE English Paper One Oral Skills Section with specific focus on the oral Poem
A POISON TREE
I was angry with my friend; (a)
I told my wrath, my wrath did end. (a)
I was angry with my foe: (b)
I told it not, my wrath did grow (b)
And I watered it in fears, (c)
Night and morning with tears; (c)
And I sunned it with smiles, (d)
And with soft deceitful wiles. (d)
And it grew both day and night. (e)
Till it bore an apple bright. (e)
And my foe beheld it shine, (f)
And he knew that it was mine. (f)
And into my garden stole, (g)
When the night had veiled the pole; (g)
In the morning glad I see; (h)
My foe outstretched beneath the tree. (h)
~ By William Blake
(i) Identify and explain any two features that would make this poem easy to recite (4mks)
(a) Consonance ~ had veiled /d/
(b) Repetition ~ my foe, my wrath
(c) Assonance ~ beneath the tree /i/
(ii) Describe the rhyme scheme of the poem. (3mks)
aabb ccdd eeff gghh- Regular- Predictable
(iii) In an oral performance, how would you say the last line of the poem? (2mks)
~ I would use a falling intonation to show that the poem has ended.
~ I would stress the words 'foe' 'outstretched ' 'tree' to highlight the anguish by the foe which amuses the persona.
You can also check out KCSE Past Paper one questions using the link below
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