Magic stuff
This task is about finding information in a poem and making inferences from it.
Read
Magic Stuff
by Fiona Farrell (pages 28-29,
School Journal Part 2, Number 1,
1999) and do the following tasks.
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a) What does the poem say the magic brew will do to the person who drinks it?
a) What does the poem say the magic brew will do to the person who drinks it?
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b) i) What is a "brew"?
ii) Write down another word in the poem that has a similar meaning to "brew".
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c) How many ingredients are used in the magic brew?
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d) "Boiled cabbage" and "semolina" are food humans can eat.
Why do you think they have been included in this recipe?
d) "Boiled cabbage" and "semolina" are food humans can eat.
Why do you think they have been included in this recipe?
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e) Why did the person probably want to give some "magic stuff" to his/her older brother?
e) Why did the person probably want to give some "magic stuff" to his/her older brother?
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f) When poets use words that start with the same sound this is called
alliteration
, e.g., "stinky socks".
Copy another part of the poem that shows alliteration.
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g) Find an example of
rhyme
that is used in the poem.
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