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TASK 7 The Mirage

Writers paint word pictures or images that appeal to our senses of sight,
sound, smell, taste, and touch in poetry and in prose composition. Look for the
images that you have located in the text. Copy the chart below on your notebook
and write down the details in the appropriate column.
SIGHT SOUND SMELL TAT\STE TOUCH

TASK 8 Mull Over in Groups!

Discuss and answer the questions below in groups. Write your answer on one
whole sheet of paper.
1. How would you describe King Arthur as a king? Locate a part in the story
that will support your answer.
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2. What hope is given to people in his tomb saying Arthur is the “once king
and king that will be”?
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3. Why do you think some men say in many parts of England that King
Arthur is not dead, but carried by the will of our Lord Jesus into another place; and
that he shall come again, and he shall win the Holy Cross?
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3. Why do you think some men say in many parts of England that King
Arthur is not dead, but carried by the will of our Lord Jesus into another place; and
that he shall come again, and he shall win the Holy Cross?
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4. What great deed did King Arthur achieve as he lived his life? What was his
greatest legacy?
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5. What pattern is used to develop the idea of the text? Point out the sequence
signals or connectors in the text.
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6. How do images or word pictures help you experience a scene in the excerpt
The Day of Destiny
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