Question 12
Discuss the poet’s attitude to nature in Frost’s “Birches”
The poem "Birches" posed difficulty for candidates as they did not understand the poem, and, by extension, the question. Some of the candidates did not highlight the theme of endurance
Observation
The requirements of the question include:
- Statement of the theme of endurance.
- Explication of the effects of the ice and snow as well as the boy swingers on the birch branches.
Candidates’ performance in the question was fair.