Read this poem, and then answer the question that follows it:

Full Moon and Little Frieda

A cool small evening shrunk to a dog bark and the clank of a bucket -

And you listening.
A spider's web, tense for the dew's touch.
A pail lifted, still and brimming – mirror To tempt a first star to a tremor.

Cows are going home in the lane there, looping the hedges with their warm wreaths of breath – A dark river of blood, many boulders, Balancing unspilled milk.

'Moon!' you cry suddenly, 'Moon! Moon!'

The moon has stepped back like an artist gazing amazed at a work

That points at him amazed.

(by Ted Hughes)

Explore how Hughes conveys the delight of this moment.

Q: What topic does this question test?

This question tests Poetry in O-Level Literature in English (syllabus code 2010). It is worth 25 marks.

Q: Which exam paper is this question from?

This question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Literature in English May/June 2011 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2 (2010_s11_qp_12.pdf).

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Read this poem, and then answer the question that follows it:

Full Moon and Little Frieda

A cool small evening shrunk to a dog bark and the clank of a bucket -

And you listening.
A spider's web, tense for the dew's touch.
A pail lifted, still and brimming – mirror To tempt a first star to a tremor.

Cows are going home in the lane there, looping the hedges with their warm wreaths of breath – A dark river of blood, many boulders, Balancing unspilled milk.

'Moon!' you cry suddenly, 'Moon! Moon!'

The moon has stepped back like an artist gazing amazed at a work

That points at him amazed.

(by Ted Hughes)

Explore how Hughes conveys the delight of this moment.

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