ENG1501 Assignment 1 Semester 1 2026 – Due 13 April 2026

ENG1501 ASSIGNMENT 2 SEMESTER 1 2026
DUE 13 APRIL 2026

This assignment comprises TWO sections. Both sections are COMPULSORY. Section
A: Reflection: Poetry (Unit 2) Read Unit 2 of TL501 carefully. Then choose a prescribed
poem that is not discussed in TL501 from the list in TL102 on the ENG1501 myModules
Write three short paragraphs in response to the prompts below. You must refer to the
specific poem, the lines you studied and TL501.

Section A: Reflection “Memory” by Christopher van Wyk

Paragraph 1

I have chosen the poem “Memory” by Christopher van Wyk, which appears on page 102
of Voices of this Land, the prescribed anthology. I chose this poem because the title is
simple, but it made me curious about how a memory can be shown in such a clear and
detailed way. My first reaction was that the poem feels like a story told in a small kitchen
at home. The details like “vetkoek on the primus” and “dangling on the kitchen chair”

Section B: Prescribed Text – “Memory” by Christopher van Wyk

1.1 Choose one characteristic that the poem reveals about the speaker’s mother aprovide a quotation.

The poem reveals that the speaker’s mother is quick‑thinking and self‑sacrificing. Wthe pan falls and the hot oil spreads, “Mummy flattens her forearm on the table /