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The Dark
James Carter
About James Carter
James Winston Henry Carter is a poet and guitarist. He lives in Oxfordshire with his family and his guitars. According to him, he gets his ideas from the magic wood at the back of his house. James believes there is a magic wood - your imagination - which takes things from your life, things you've done, seen, daydreamed, remembered - and turns these into poems.
Why are we so afraid of the dark?
It doesn't bite and doesn't bark
Or chase old ladies round the park
Or steal your sweeties for a lark
And though it might not let you see
It lets you have some privacy
And gives you time to go to sleep
Provides a place to hide or weep
It cannot help but be around
When beastly things make beastly sounds
When back doors slam and windows creek
When cats have fights and voices shreek
The dark is cosy, still and calm
And never does you any harm
In the loft, below the sink
It's somewhere nice quiet to think
Deep in cupboards, pockets too
It's always lurking out of view
Why won't it come out till it's night?
Perhaps the dark's afraid of light.
Available Answers
- 1.
In the first stanza, which animal has the dark been compared to? Why has this comparison been made?
- 2.
What, according to the speaker, are the good things about the dark?
- 3.
What are the scary situations where we can find the dark?
- 4.
Where does the dark hide? Why does it hide during the day?
- 5.
It's somewhere nice and quiet to think. Explain these line with reference to the context.
- 6.
Perhaps the dark's afraid of light. Explain these line with reference to the context.
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