1. In your own words, describe what happens in ‘The Girl with Many Eyes’. 2. What did you learn about the girl in this poem? 3. Trace the rhyming scheme in ‘The Girl with Many Eyes’ and list the words that rhyme.
4. Work with a partner to put the following images in order to tell the story of ‘The Girl with Many Eyes’. Find a quote from the poem to accompany each of the images.
Explore 3 1. Why might the girl break down and cry, in your opinion?
2. Who is the narrator, in your opinion? Try to imagine the person telling the story. Consider their age, gender, physical appearance and characteristics.
Create
The narrator says that the girl talked about her poetry classes. Imagine you are the girl described in the poem. Write the poem from her point of view in the space provided on page 23 of your Portfolio.
