Sample Questions ‘Two Trees’

taken from http://www.starkbros.com/tags/multi-grafted-fruit-trees

1. How does Paterson bring a fairytale like element to this poem? (4)

2. How is the splicing and separation of the trees made to sound difficult and then easy? (4)

3. What tone is created in lines 17-22 and how is it effective? (2)

4. The final lines of this poem are ambiguous. With detailed reference to one or more other poems, examine the role ambiguity plays in Paterson’s poetry. (10)

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