UNIT 2
POETRY
2.2 ‘From Above’: Annotation Practise your annotation skills using the prompt boxes to guide you.
‘From Above’ – Cale Young Rice
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What do I care if the trees are bare
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And the hills are dark And the skies are gray. What do I care for chill in the air At the rough wind’s way.
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For crows that cark
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What do I care for the dead leaves there – Or the sullen road
By the sullen wood.
There’s heart in my heart To bear my load!
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So enough, the day is good!
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