Mulga Bill’s Bicycle Mulga Bill’s Bicycle Questions and Activities Questions and Activities 1. Use a dictionary to define the following words: o Resplendent o Fray o Precipice 2. Explain what you think the following phrases mean (look closely at the text around them): o ‘I hate a man that blows’ (stanza 2) o ‘I've had some narrer shaves and lively rides before’ (stanza 5) 3. How did most people travel at the time this poem was written? (use the poem as evidence) 4. Where do you think this poem might have been recited (read)? Why? 5. The poem uses a number of similes to compare things. For each simile below, choose a different object to replace the underlined word(s). o ‘Just like a silver streak’ (stanza 3) o ‘As white as chalk’ (stanza 4) 6. Rewrite the last stanza so that it has a happy ending. Remember to use the rhythm and rhyme pattern of the original! 7. Choose one stanza or event in the poem and illustrate it in your book. Pay close attention to the details in the poem. 1. Use a dictionary to define the following words: o Resplendent o Fray o Precipice 2. Explain what you think the following phrases mean (look closely at the text around them): o ‘I hate a man that blows’ (stanza 2) o ‘I've had some narrer shaves and lively rides before’ (stanza 5) 3. How did most people travel at the time this poem was written? (use the poem as evidence) 4. Where do you think this poem might have been recited (read)? Why? 5. The poem uses a number of similes to compare things. For each simile below, choose a different object to replace the underlined word(s). o ‘Just like a silver streak’ (stanza 3) o ‘As white as chalk’ (stanza 4) 6. Rewrite the last stanza so that it has a happy ending. Remember to use the rhythm and rhyme pattern of the original! 7. Choose one stanza or event in the poem and illustrate it in your book. Pay close attention to the details in the poem.
