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Оглавление| Pre-reading | |
| The poem is told through the voice of a San hunter. Their language uses many click sounds and the words and sounds in the poem try to show this. Read the poem aloud to enjoy its sounds. Please note that Sydney Clouts wrote this poem in 1966 before the word “Bushman” was generally replaced by the word “San”. | |
| During reading | |
| 1. | Jot down in point form what happens during the poem |
Firebowl
Sydney Clouts
Kalahari Bushman fires flowing
in the hollows of the desert
click all night
stick stuck upright
click
click
of starlight
bowstring
toes of the eland
thk thk big raindrops
tk tk tk the sandgrains
drinking.
Sssskla!
sparks of honey
arrowheads
we who dance
around the circle
around the circle
spoor him
find him.
my arrow clings to the thick thick
grunt of darkness
my arrow sings through fire.
we who dance we find
the
fire
of the fire.
| Post-reading | |
| 2. | There are only two punctuation marks in this poem. Why did the poet use the exclamation mark? |
| 3. a) | Which of the senses does this poem appeal to most? Quote from the poem to support your answer. |
| b) | What other sense does the poem appeal to? Quote words from the poem to support your answer. |
| 4. a) | What do you think the words “sandgrains drinking” mean? |
| b) | What visual image is created by the words “sparks of honey”? |
| 5. | What do you think a “firebowl” is? Suggest another title for the poem. |
