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From A Railway Carriage - Questions

The document contains questions about the poem "From a Railway Carriage" by Robert Louis Stevenson. The questions probe the poetic devices used, such as rhyme and repetition, to mimic the speed of a train. They also ask about specific imagery in the poem, such as the comparison of the train's speed to fairies and witches, as well as details like what "brambles" and the "tramp" referenced in the poem represent. Finally, the questions assess whether the poem successfully captures the rhythm and sensation of a train ride through its language.

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From A Railway Carriage - Questions

The document contains questions about the poem "From a Railway Carriage" by Robert Louis Stevenson. The questions probe the poetic devices used, such as rhyme and repetition, to mimic the speed of a train. They also ask about specific imagery in the poem, such as the comparison of the train's speed to fairies and witches, as well as details like what "brambles" and the "tramp" referenced in the poem represent. Finally, the questions assess whether the poem successfully captures the rhythm and sensation of a train ride through its language.

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From a Railway Carriage

by Robert Louis Stevenson

Questions
The poet uses rhyme and repetition throughout. Why do you think he does
this?
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Why might the author have chosen fairies and witches to compare the
train’s speed to?
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Find and copy a simile.


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Define ‘clambers’. You may want to use a dictionary to help you.


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What are brambles?


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Name two things that can be seen from the train.


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What is the tramp doing?


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From a Railway Carriage
by Robert Louis Stevenson

Why do the stations ‘whistle by’?


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A lot of people say Robert Louis Stevenson wrote this poem to rhythmically
mimic the sound and speed of a train.
Do you think this was successful and if so how did he achieve it?
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‘Each a glimpse and gone forever!’ Are these things gone forever? What does
the poet mean?
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Write down what this poem is about using only one sentence
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