John's Dream HouseREADING WRITTEN TEXTS – POETRY
TEXT B: John’s Dream House (poem) 4. Identify ONE verbal language feature used in lines 17–28 (“and we can see … a bellbird juggles and drops it”). Give ONE example of this feature. Verbal language feature: Example: 5. Explain how the metaphor “a winter tree that will twig and leaf into rooms and views” (lines 5–7) helps you imagine what John’s house will be like when it is finished. (NCEA Level 1 English revision guide. 2009 edition, Really Useful Resources, pg. 37) (NCEA Level 1 English revision guide. 2011 edition, Really Useful Resources, pg. 19) ANSWERS |