The Huntsman by Edward Lowbury – Stanza One

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What is the difference between 'say' and 'talk' respectively?

Why does the poet use the definite article to introduce what's hunted?

The rhyming scheme of the first stanza matches with the rhyming scheme of the _____ stanza.

What is meant by the word 'here' in the statement of the skull?

How does the poet maintain the narrative quality of the stanza.

What is the significance of the name, "Kagwa"?

What is meant by the word 'here' in the statement of the hunter?

What is the dominant tense of the 1st stanza?

Name two situations where the narrator elevates the physical strength of the hunter.

What does the line; "Through bush and forest went his spear." metaphorically indicate?

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