The Star – Jane Taylor
Read Jane Taylor’s complete five-stanza textbook poem in original order before studying wonder, guidance, night imagery, simile and refrain.
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The Star by Jane Taylor: Complete Text
Read Jane Taylor’s complete five-stanza textbook poem in original order before studying wonder, guidance, night imagery, simile and refrain.
Open article →The Star: Wonder, Diamond and Night Light
Explain the speaker’s repeated wonder, the diamond simile and why the star’s little light becomes visible after the blazing sun has gone.
Open article →The Star: Traveller’s Guide and Watchful Light
Follow the star’s tiny spark as it guides a traveller in darkness, peeps through curtains and keeps watch until the sun returns.
Open article →The Star: Bright Spark, Service and Wonder
Interpret the closing stanza as the bright spark serves the traveller while the speaker honestly preserves wonder about the star’s nature.
Open article →The Star: Figures of Speech and Appreciation
Learn simile, personification, repetition, refrain, rhyming couplets, the five-stanza structure and a method for analysing significant lines.
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