I forgot to say yesterday- another pupil, in the same class, was asked what they would discuss in their essay in relation to the rhyme scheme. The pupil replied that the rhyming was “erotic.” Quite apart from the fact that she had meant to say erratic, the rhyme scheme is very regular in the poem in question (ababb, if you’re interested.) I didn’t laugh out loud but it was difficult.

This, the briefest of entries, will probably be the last that is heard of me, blog-wise, for some time. Tonight I have much work to do, involving devising a fun poetry quiz for the aforementioned year 10s, and then I must pack and wash things and whatnot. I am off, you see, for the majority of the Easter holidays, on a magical mystery tour of the country. Well, it’s not really mysterious. I know exactly where I am going, or at least where I intend to go. Come to think of it, it is unlikely to be magical but you never know. Since it is doubtful I shall have access to a computer for, oooh, over a week, you will have to do without me. Good luck.