Question 1: Identify a metaphor used in the passage that relates to resilience.

Answer: The trees bending and swaying, echoing unspoken pleas, symbolize resilience.

Question 2: What poetic device is used in the phrase 'scattered like autumn leaves'?

Answer: Simile

Question 3: Describe the effect of the caesura in the line 'even if they are broken, scattered like autumn leaves.'

Answer: It creates a pause that emphasizes the fragility and scattered nature of the words.

Question 4: Identify the line that contains personification and explain its effect.

Answer: ‘The river flows endlessly, mirroring the tears you've shed’ personifies the river, emphasizing continuous sorrow and emotional flow.

Question 5: Analyze how the poet uses alliteration in the passage. Provide one example and explain its purpose.

Answer: Example: 'silent stories'. The alliteration here emphasises the quiet strength and resilience conveyed in the poem.

Question 6: What is the overall tone conveyed by the imagery in the passage?

Answer: The tone is calm, resilient, and contemplative.

Question 7: Identify a poetic technique that highlights the theme of endurance and support in the poem.

Answer: The metaphor of standing firm like the ancient oak.

Question 8: Create a short poetic line of your own that uses personification to express resilience.

Answer: Students will produce their own line.

Question 9: Summarise in one sentence how poetic devices contribute to the overall message of the passage.

Answer: Poetic devices deepen the depiction of resilience and emotional strength in the face of adversity.