Model answer: (a) A young dragon. (b) Train to be an adult dragon.
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Monday
Polished my scales
till they shone like the sea.
Pity Ma won't let me paint my claws.
Tried trampling the ground
it didn't look bad, but
I'm not too happy about my roars.
Tuesday
Measured my wings
on the door of the cave
still only a measly ten feet long.
I'm trying to master
that flick of the tail
that knocks a knight down, however strong.
Tad Williams: 'The Secret Diary of a Dragon' from The Works, ed. John Foster (Macmillan, 2014)
(a) Who is the narrator of the poem?
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(b) What is the narrator trying to do?
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