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A Collection of Poems
Question 4
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
And then the old man shook his head,
And with a natural sigh
“Tis some poor fellow's skull," said he,
"Who fell in the great victory."
(After Blenheim, Robert Southey)
Who is the old man? What causes him to sigh?
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() What incident prompted the old man to give an account of the Battle of Blenheim
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fiii) How did the battle affect the old man's family?
[3]
(iv) Name the two countries that fought each other in the battle. Which army won? What reason does
the old man give for the victory?
[3]
w Point out the remain in the poem. What effect does the refrain have on the reader? What do you think
is the poet's attitude to war?​

Answer 1

i know but i will not tell dont know anything do by yourself mad