Read the following poem and answer the questions that follows. Crows on the wing! What grace as they swing, Rising and diving, Like a fish in the billow, In the...

Read the following poem and answer the questions that follows.

Crows on the wing!
What grace as they swing,
Rising and diving,
Like a fish in the billow,
In the willowy air,
Or soft as feathers
From broken pillows

Crows on the wing;
What a symphony sings
The wind in their wings
As they swoop and they rise
To the sea: to the skies:
As they float in the light
Air, like fragments of night.

i)Which words would you stress in the first two verses of the poem and why?
ii)How would you perform verse two of the poem.

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i)Verse 1; Crows, wing - the words are stressed to draw attention on the subject matter of the poem.
Verse 2; Grace, swing- the words are stressed to draw attention to the aspect of mode of movement as they hold the main message in the verse.
ii)I would use gestures and other non-verbal cues to bring out the meaning of the verse effectively by demonstrating how the crows is swinging gracefully.

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Githiari answered the question on July 5, 2018 at 16:06

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