TABLE OF CONTENTS Read through the following table of conte…

TABLE OF CONTENTS Read through the following table of contents and choose the questions you wish to answer. SECTION A: POETRY PRESCRIBED POETRY Answer any TWO of the following four questions: QUESTION NUMBER POEM QUESTION TYPE MARK ALLOCATION QUESTION 1: ‘The Child Who Was Shot Dead…’ Essay question (10) QUESTION 2: ‘The Collar’ Contextual questions (10) QUESTION 3: ‘Childhood in Heidelberg’ Contextual questions (10) QUESTION 4: ‘A Far Cry from Africa’ Contextual questions (10) AND UNSEEN POEM: COMPULSORY QUESTION 5: ‘Prayer with a “squatter”’  Contextual questions (10) AND SECTION B: NOVEL Answer any ONE of the following two questions. QUESTION 6: Diamond Boy Essay question (25) QUESTION 7: Diamond Boy Contextual questions (25) AND SECTION C: DRAMA Answer any ONE of the following two questions. QUESTION 8: Pygmalion Essay question (25) QUESTION 9: Pygmalion Contextual questions (25)

QUESTION 1: POETRY – ESSAY QUESTION ‘The Child Who Was Shot…

QUESTION 1: POETRY – ESSAY QUESTION ‘The Child Who Was Shot Dead at Nyanga’ – Ingrid Jonker ‘The Child Who Was Shot Dead by Soldiers in Nyanga’ by Ingrid Jonker is a protest poem against apartheid in South Africa. With close reference to imagery, diction and tone, critically discuss how the poet is successful in relaying her message. Your response should take the form of a well-constructed essay of 250 – 300 words. (10)