unseen poetry
UNSEEN POETRY The Richest Poor Man in the Valley On the outside he seemed older than he was. His face was like a weather map full of bad weather while inside his heart was fat with sun. With his two dogs he cleared a thin silver path across the Black Mountain. And when winter kicked in they brought his sheep down from the top like sulky clouds. Harry didn’t care for things that other people prize like money, houses, bank accounts and lies. He was living in a caravan until the day he died. But at his funeral his friends’ tears fell like a thousand diamonds. SET 1 (STRONG) EITHER 2 Re-read The Tyger and Blessing . Compare how the writers present the effects of powerful forces on people in The Tyger and Blessing . You should make reference to language, form and structure. Support your answer with examples from the poems. Compare how the writers present unpredictable forces and their impact on human behaviour in The Tyger and Blessing . MARK SCHEME ...