National Identity

1. What types of imagery can you identify in this poem? (2 marks)

 there are four types of imagery in this poem which include visual, auditory, olfactory, and gustatory. "Cedar and jagged fir uplift sharp barbs against the gray and cloud-piled sky", would be considered visual. "A wild duck calls to her mate", is auditory. "and thin, bitter spray and snap at the whirling sky", would be olfactory. and last but not least gustatory would be, "This smoky cry".

2. What forms of life inhabit the lonely land? (2 marks)

The forms of life in the lonely land are cedar, pine and fir trees and also ducks.

3. Which three adjectives used by Smith do you think best portray the strength and beauty of the land he describes? Give your reasons for selecting each one. (6 marks)

The three adjectives used by smith are "jagged", "whirling", and "passionate". I thing that "jagged" is a very good descriptive word that descibs the beauty of the trees very well. I also think that "whirling" is a good word to describe how beautiful the sky is in the poem. And the last one, "passionate" shows how much the duck loves to her mate.

4. Embed two images on your blog that illustrate lines of the poem. Caption each image with the lines represented from the poem. (4 marks)

"A wild duck calls to her mate."                                    "and the pine trees lean one way."