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Literature - Nature
NATURE
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What does the phrase reaped cane fields lie bare and fallow indicate?
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What is the poet trying to tell us about the weather in his country?
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What does the phrase lush green cane fields tell us about the land?
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Which line in the poem indicates that Jamaica suffers from strong winds?
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Where can we hear the sound of water during the heavy rain?
14. Why do you think the poet mentions the regular English seasons of summer, winter,
autumn and spring?
15. When it rains, where do the rain water usually flow into?
16. What is the impression you get when the winds blow in Jamaica?
17. During the season of flowers, what can you hear and smell?
18. What are the yellow stars?
19. In your opinion, has the poem given you a comprehensive picture of the changes
that take place in Jamaica?
20. Name the four seasons that some countries have.
21. Why do you think the colour of the sun is considered as gold?
22. Why do trees have to struggle?
23. What are the words that have been used to describe the movement of the rain?
24. Are these words suitable?
25. Which of the four seasons are equivalent to Jamaicas wet and hot seasons.
26. Write two words that are related to the appearance of the canefields.
27. Why do you think the persona feels that Jamaica does not need to have the four
seasons. In your own words, give a reason.
What can we call the season that is implied in the lines above?
33. What are the two words that relate to the appearance of the cane fields after they
are harvested?
34. What does the persona feel about nature at this time of the year in Jamaica? Give
a reason to support your answer.
35. How does the persona show that he loves nature as experienced in Jamaica?
36. What are the two words that are related to fruits?
37. What do you think is the main crop in Jamaica? Give a reason.
38. To whom does we in the opening line of the poem refer?
39. Do you agree with the poet that there are no seasons in Jamaica? Give a reason
for your answer.
40. What are the seasons mentioned in the poem?
41. What kind of crop grows in cane fields?
ANSWERS
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celebrate nature
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the scent of honey
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is idle and unproductive
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The good days are the short periods where the bright golden sun shines brilliantly
on the healthy green canefields
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The bad days are the periods of heavy rain which beats nosily like bullets on the
rooftops and when the strong Jamaican winds threated to uproot the trees.
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Jamaica is a country that has no regular four seasons but experiences short
periods of golden sunshine which alternates with days of heavy rain followed by strong
winds.
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The land is fertile
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Line 8
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on the eroded trenches
10. after the harvesting of the canes