a)  In the first two lines of the poem there are three sets of opposites. What are they?

 

     _________________ and _________________

 

     _________________ and _________________

 

     _________________ and _________________

 

 

 

b)  Describe how the pattern of rhyme works in each verse. (Look closely at how each line ends.)

 

 

 

c)  The third verse begins, "His ears are pricked . . .". What does this mean?

 

 

 

d)  Rewrite in your own words the line, "The hunter stalks on velvet paws,"

 

 

e)  Poets sometimes like to use words that start with the same letter and put them close together

     e.g., 'run rabbit' or 'perfect plan'. Find an example of this from verse one or two.