The Butcher's Shop

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  • Created on: 22-04-14 10:18

1. Why is this poem likely to provoke a strong reaction from the audience?

  • It suggests that Christians should not eat meat
  • It suggests meat eaters are bad people
  • It suggests that animals are the same as people
  • It suggests that eating meat could be harmful to health
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2. "What does the sheep say now?" is an example of what kind of sentence?

  • Declarative
  • Interrogative
  • Exclamatory

3. What effect does the use of "your" have on the reader?

  • It speaks directly to them and makes them complicit in the slaughter
  • It incites anger
  • It makes them feel guilty
  • It draws them in

4. What does "plastic hedges" suggest about meat?

  • It's unnatural
  • Only adults should eat meat
  • Meat eating is harmful to the environment

5. What does "white apron stained" represent?

  • How the butcher has bad morals
  • How the butcher is damaging children's innocence
  • How the butcher has been damaged by his profession
  • How the butcher is dirty
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