Cattle In The Rain Flashcards

1
Q

Who wrote cattle in the rain

A

Musaemura Zimunya

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2
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What does nothing has in line one means

A

Everything has an end

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3
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What does line 3 and 4 together means
The rain used to soak us in the pastures
And the cattle would not stop to graze

A

The cattle are not chased by the rain

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4
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What does the following words in line 3 means

Rain and soak us

A

He took the cattle to the field

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5
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Line 5 they would not be driven to the kraal what does it indicates

A

It indicates the effect of the rain

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6
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What does it in line 6 means

A

The cattles indifference to the rain

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7
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What does made me cry and cursed sometimes in line 6 means

A

Getting soaked in the rain

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8
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What does wish I was born for the skirt in line 7 means

A

Born a girl

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9
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What does dubble up in line 9 means

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Form a cone

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10
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What does line 10 mean

With a heavy smelling coned up jute sack

A

Plant fibre used to make rough ploth

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11
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What does an angry wasp in line 14 means

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Movement from cursing the cows to cursing the wasp

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12
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To what does the frantic in line 16 means

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Frantic revers to stampede

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13
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What does wet thorns in line 17 means

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Numb

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14
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What does the word Gatooma in line 21 means

A

Name of the most difficult bull

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15
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What does shatering to in line 23 means

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Because of the boys command

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16
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What does high in line 28 means

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Persuaded by genteel word

17
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What does sniffis in line 29 means

A

The boy

18
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What does leaving in line 32 means

A

Because the cow refuse to listen

19
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What does skelter in line 37 means

A

Run all over the place

20
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What does salty years in line 38 means

A

Reaction of crying

21
Q

What does line one mean

Nothing has no end

A

Overall meaning of the poem , everything has to end

22
Q

What does line 4or 5 refers to

A

It indicates the effect of rain

23
Q

What does line 5 with a heavy smelling conned means

A

Getting soaked in the rain makes rough cloth