Q2 Then Saint Peter grew angry (4 M)
For he was hungry and faint ‘,
And surely such a woman Was enough to provoke a saint
(a) Why was Saint Peter about to faint?
(b) How did the woman provoke Saint Peter?
(c) Who does “he” refer to in the first line?
(d) What request did “he” make to the woman?
Answers
Answer:
The little woman was punished since she was highly stingy, miserly, greedy and mean.
Explanation:
Poems with dramatic narrative are a form of poetry that has a plot and tells a story, Poems in this genre can vary in length from short to long and they can tell a complex story. Many times these poems use the voices of characters and narrator and usually the story is written in metered verse. This poem is a dramatic narrative told from inside a frame in which the speaker introduce,8. the story to the addressee.ir> the far cold Northland a good Saint was wondering on the road. He nearly fainted as he was so hungry with fasting.The saint cam^ to a cottage and within he saw a little old woman baking cakes. As he was starving, he asked a small cake for himself. The old lady baked the smallest cake for him but refused to even part with it. As a result the saint got angry with the old lady and cursed her. His curse transformed the old woman into a woodpecker. Today, everybody can see her in the forest where she lives in trees etching trees for her food.
This poem has a beginning and an end. The beginning is a simple narrative tone which ends in A dramatic form.
Answer:
a) he was about to faint as he had not eaten anything since three days
b) when the saint asked her for a something to eat she made three cakes one smaller than the other but she did not give any to the saint.
c) he is referred to as saint Peter
d) he requested the woman to provide him with some cake to eat
Explanation: