How Shakespeare Presents Love in Romeo and Juliet

2173 Words9 Pages
2012-2013 YEAR 11 TIMED WRITING PRACTICE – FORTNIGHTLY TASKS Y 11 2 x 45min per week In addition to the tasks outlined below the teacher will be setting work related to the texts that are being covered in class. Autumn Term 1 Tasks to be set by the teacher: Preparation for the Heritage Controlled conditions CW Autumn Term 2 1. 5th November : POETRY Unseen Poetry – 30 minutes Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow. ------------------------------------------------- Slow Reader ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- He can make sculptures ------------------------------------------------- and fabulous machines, ------------------------------------------------- invent games, tell jokes, ------------------------------------------------- give solemn, adult advice – ------------------------------------------------- but he is slow to read. ------------------------------------------------- When I take him on my knee ------------------------------------------------- with his Ladybird book ------------------------------------------------- he gazes into the air, ------------------------------------------------- sighing and shaking his head ------------------------------------------------- like an old man ------------------------------------------------- who knows the mountains ------------------------------------------------- are impassable. ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- He toys with words, ------------------------------------------------- letting them go cold ------------------------------------------------- as gristly meat, ------------------------------------------------- until I relent ------------------------------------------------- and let him wriggle free:

More about How Shakespeare Presents Love in Romeo and Juliet

Open Document