A) The Half-Rainbow (Charles Turner) (8) The groups of Autumn flowers were all ablaze;
The hollyhock and scarlet crane's-bill burned
Like merry household fires; but when he turned
To search the distance, all was blocked with haze;
Then came a brightness over rick and roof;
He gladdened, as the running sunshine laughed
Its way from sheaf to sheaf, while, high aloof,
The rainbow lingered in one glorious shaft;
Then, in that light of promise, he appealed,
To her who was his heart's best hope; she heard
The tender suit his trembling lips preferred,
And in imperfect words her love revealed;
Her faltering accents gave a pledge divine,
Like Heaven's half-bow, a true though broken sign.

Label the lines to show end-stopping and enjambment
Write down the Rhyme Scheme.
Write down any examples of Personification.
Write down any examples of Alliteration.
Pin down and explain any metaphors/ similes/ idioms you might chance upon in this poem.
What is he talking about here?

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There was a bald golem at the door (4)
Whose teeth were dragging on the floor
But he plastered his pate
With arachnids and bate
And knew he was gonna be a star.

What type of poem is this?
What is the rhyme scheme?
What is a ‘golem’?
What is a fear of arachnids called?