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5.2 Refer to lines 21 – 23: We can be better than we have ever been.We can improve the human condition.We can imagine, then strive to realize, Identify the rhetorical/literary device employed here by the poet. (2)

5.5 Refer to lines 25 – 26. The poet repeats the ‘p’ sound throughout the stanza. What is the effect of the repetition of this here? (2)

5.4 The poem takes a clear turn in lines 14 – 32. Give a summary of the poet’s message in these lines. (1)

INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions carefully before you begin to answer the questions. 2. This question paper consists of THREE sections:                   SECTION A: Poetry (30 marks)                   SECTION B: Novel (25 marks)                   SECTION C: Drama (25 marks) 3. Answer FIVE QUESTIONS in all – THREE in Section A, ONE in Section B and ONE in Section C as follows:                   SECTION A: POETRY                 Prescribed poetry – Answer TWO questions.                 Unseen poetry – COMPULSORY question.                 SECTION B: NOVEL                 Answer ONE question.                 SECTION C: DRAMA                 Answer ONE question. 4. CHOICE OF ANSWERS FOR SECTIONS B AND C: Answer ONE ESSAY QUESTION AND ONE CONTEXTUAL QUESTION. If you answer the essay question in Section B, you must answer the contextual question in Section C. If you answer the contextual question in Section B, you must answer the essay question in Section C. 5. LENGTH OF ANSWERS The Poetry essay question should be answered in about 250 – 300 words. Section B and C Essay questions should be answered in 400 – 450 words. The length of answers to contextual questions should be determined by the mark allocation. Aim for conciseness and relevance. 6. Follow the instructions at the beginning of each section carefully. 7. Number your answers according to the numbering system used in this question paper. 8. Suggested time management: SECTION A: approximately 40 minutes. SECTION B: approximately 55 minutes. SECTION C: approximately 55 minutes.

5.3 Refer to the title: ‘In the Time of Plague’ Critically discuss whether the title is relevant to the contents of the poem. (2)

SECTION A: POETRY PRESCRIBED POETRY Answer any TWO of the following questions. Right-click to access each of the options in a new tab: 1. ‘A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning’       2. ‘Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers’     3. ‘The Child Who Was Shot Dead by Soldiers at Nyanga’     4. ‘In an Artist’s Studio’

POETRY SECTION CHOICE ONE Type your answer(s) to the questions below. Clearly indicate your poem of choice. Number your answers as per the question paper. 

INSTRUCTIONS   1. This question paper consists of THREE sections:       SECTION A: Comprehension               (30)       SECTION B: Summary                          (10)       SECTION C: Language in context        (30)   2. Read ALL the instructions carefully.   3. Answer ALL the questions   4. Pay special attention to spelling and sentence construction     Suggested time allocation:           SECTION A: 50 minutes           SECTION B: 30 minutes           SECTION C: 40 minutes        

In examining a peripheral IV site, the nurse observes a red streak along the length of the vein, and the vein feels hard and cordlike. What action by the nurse takes priority?

An elderly patient receiving an infusion of an isotonic fluid at 100 mL/hr complains of dyspnea. The nurse notes shallow rapid respirations and a cough that produces frothy sputum. Which is the priority nursing action?