3. Do you think Irish people today are more or less religious than they were 50 years ago? Why do you think this is?
COMPREHENDING AND RESPONDING
1. What tone is revealed from the outset with the phrase ‘Do not ...’? Refer to the poem in support of your answer.
2. What do you think the white hart represents? Explain your answer.
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4. In your opinion, what advice is the speaker giving the reader in line six: ‘“Gently dip, but not too deep”’? Refer to the poem in support of your answer.
5. Having read this poem, what image do you get of the landscape of Usk? Use as much detail as possible in your answer.
6. ‘Eliot uses alliteration, assonance and repetition to powerful effect in “Usk”’. Discuss this statement, supporting your answer with reference to the poem.
7. What does the speaker advise the reader to seek if they visit Usk?
8. What theme or themes can you identify in this poem? Refer to the poem in support of your answer.
CREATING
1. Write a speech for a debate in which you propose or oppose the following motion: teenagers.
2. Write a manifesto, comprising your ten rules for life, to be printed on posters and
3. Teenagers are often the recipients of unsolicited advice. Write a letter to the editor of a broadsheet newspaper in which you explain the type of unsolicited advice regularly given to teenagers, describe how teenagers feel about such unsolicited advice, and give guidance to adults on how to stop giving unsolicited advice.