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What figure of speech occurs in “pregnant clouds”?
a) Smilie
b) Metaphor
c) Personification
d) synonym

The word PLAGUE (line 6) means:
a) to cause continual bother or irritation
b) an affliction regarded as divine punishment
c) a large harmful or uncontrollable number
d) a quick-spreading, quick-killing disease

Identify and EXPLAIN the figure of speech occurring in line 6. (4) “Like a plague of locusts”
a) Metaphor
b) Simile - The clouds brought by the wind are compared to an unusual infestation of grasshoppers that destroy and devour everyt
c) Simile -the approaching storm is associated with destruction and danger
d) Both 2 and 3

Identify and EXPLAIN the figure of speech occurring in line 9. (4) “like a madman chasing nothing.”
a) Simile - This simile comparing the wind to a monster thrashing its tail about “like a madman chasing nothing”
b) Simile - emphasises the unpredictable nature of the storm, which adds to its danger.
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Personification

Pregnant clouds - what does it tells us about the clouds?
a) That the clouds are heavy and brim full with water – drops of rain – and ready to release – give birth to – their heavy load.
b) Rain is coming
c) It has already rained
d) The sun is shining

Who / what “Rides stately on its back”?
a) The snake
b) The man
c) The clouds are personified as someone riding on the back of the wind.
d) Synonum

What does its (line 11), refer to?
a) The rain
b) The wind
c) The clouds
d) The people

What is “gathering”?
a) The people
b) The children
c) The clouds are coming together, assembling, accumulating on the hills.
d) The flowers

Why is the use of the word “perch” in line 12, effective?
a) None
b) The word perch is effective as it refers to a bird coming in to rest after having flown for some time.
c) In the same way the clouds are settling on the hills where they will release their heavy loads of water
d) Both 2 and 3

How do the babies experience the approaching storm? Motivate your answer.
a) They are excited
b) They are happy
c) The babies appear to be terrified, they are “clinging” to their mothers’ backs. The babies are grasping their mothers’ backs.
d) Babies can't wait for the storm

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