1. Section A- Poetry Read the following poem carefully and answer ALL the questions that follow.

The Tightrope Walker
(For Norman W. Manley)

Later, they said that he should have had more

of the acrobat, of the circus
in his saunter, more tinsel
and more trumpet in his dream.
They all wanted tumblers, tyrannies,
all the spangled flattery
he would not pretend;
he went too straightly, balancing
his vision towards
our common end.

You measure a man by
the space that his going makes;
the air, now, is full of his absence;
the tent is still.

Gather his books and the medals.
The lights go down
over the quiet arena
over the sea and hill;
the music descends
to a funeral sorrow.
Silence each clown.
but, when the show begins again
and the big drums beat
and the grinning performers circle the ring
on their deceptive feet
remember the high road he walked, higher than the glitter or the glory
of the show
following the simpleness of that determined cord
across the dangerous tempting fame below.

1. Who does "they" refer to in line 1?

2. Lines 3 to 5 describe what was expected of Manley. What figure of speech is used how is it effective?

3. Select imagery from the poem that conveys Manley's values and tells why this imagery was suitable. 

4. What is the mood in lines 15 to 22? Give a reason for your answer. 

5. Based on who the poem is describing, why is the title of the poem a suitable one?

6. What does VERSE tells you about the attitude of Manley? 

7. Write the line that suggests that Manley has died.

8. Write four Lines from the Poem that suggest Manley's death is now a memory and elections have started again.

9. Use Context to define the following: 
1. acrobat
2. saunter
3. flattery

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