NATURE by H.D. Carberry
1.     Which word in the poem shows that the poet enjoys the sun?
   Magnifecently
 
2.     Write down the line which describes what happens to the canefields after they are harvested.
    And the reaped canefields lie bare and fallow in the sun.  

3.    What does the poet compare the buttercups with?
       Yellow stars

4.     In your own words 
        (a) what do you consider beautiful in nature?
              I find the setting sun to be very beautiful. 
        (b) why is it important to look after nature?
              If we do not look after nature, we will lose our beautiful environment, for example, the
              green trees and the flowing rivers.  

5.     What kind of weather does the poet's country have?
        Hot and wet

6.     Write down the phrases that reflect the noises heard in this country.
        the rain beats like bullets 
        the swish of water in the gullies
        the sound of bees

7.     Where is the place that is described in this poem?
        Jamaica

8.     Write down two lines which describe the weather in this place?
        When the gold sun shines on the lush green canefields
        The days when the rain beats like bullets on the roofs

9.     What do you think are the feelings of the poet for this place? Using your own words, give a reason
         to support your answer.
        He is proud of his country. I can feel his sense of pride in the beautiful descriptions that he  
        gives of his homeland. 

10.   "We have neither Summer nor Winter"
        To whom does We in the poem refer?
        The people of Jamaica / Jamaicans