English Literature

1. 1.

   Original invented poem 'Shift'. Preserve line breaks: 1 'Before the bell, we count the dark.' / 2 'Before the bell, we count the bread.' / 3 'Before the bell, the yard is still.' / 4 'After the bell,' / 5 'our names become the numbers on a sheet.' / 6 'One child writes hers across the factory wall.' No fixed metre is prescribed. Identify the repeated opening and explain one effect.

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2. 2.

   Original invented poem 'Shift'. Preserve line breaks: 1 'Before the bell, we count the dark.' / 2 'Before the bell, we count the bread.' / 3 'Before the bell, the yard is still.' / 4 'After the bell,' / 5 'our names become the numbers on a sheet.' / 6 'One child writes hers across the factory wall.' No fixed metre is prescribed. Explain the contrast between names and numbers.

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3. 3.

   Original invented poem 'Shift'. Preserve line breaks: 1 'Before the bell, we count the dark.' / 2 'Before the bell, we count the bread.' / 3 'Before the bell, the yard is still.' / 4 'After the bell,' / 5 'our names become the numbers on a sheet.' / 6 'One child writes hers across the factory wall.' No fixed metre is prescribed. Analyse the turn from Before to After.

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4. 4.

   Original invented poem 'Shift'. Preserve line breaks: 1 'Before the bell, we count the dark.' / 2 'Before the bell, we count the bread.' / 3 'Before the bell, the yard is still.' / 4 'After the bell,' / 5 'our names become the numbers on a sheet.' / 6 'One child writes hers across the factory wall.' No fixed metre is prescribed. How does the line break after 'After the bell,' shape the reading?

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5. 5.

   Original invented poem 'Shift'. Preserve line breaks: 1 'Before the bell, we count the dark.' / 2 'Before the bell, we count the bread.' / 3 'Before the bell, the yard is still.' / 4 'After the bell,' / 5 'our names become the numbers on a sheet.' / 6 'One child writes hers across the factory wall.' No fixed metre is prescribed. Evaluate whether the last line restores individuality.

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6. 6.

   Original invented poem 'Shift'. Preserve line breaks: 1 'Before the bell, we count the dark.' / 2 'Before the bell, we count the bread.' / 3 'Before the bell, the yard is still.' / 4 'After the bell,' / 5 'our names become the numbers on a sheet.' / 6 'One child writes hers across the factory wall.' No fixed metre is prescribed. Assess the claim that the poem's form imitates mechanical routine. Consider both repetition and disruption.

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