In stanza 1, why does the poet keeping using the word ‘and’?

To emphasise all the negative aspects of the scenery that are piling up

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Neutral Tones Quiz LJG 2020

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1
What is starving sod?
an empty lake
a virgin
A hungry person
dry soil
2
What technique is being used in ‘starving sod’?
Simile
Personification
Rhyme
assonance
3
I would compare this poem with
walking away
Climbing my Grandfather
Winter Swans
Letters from Yorkshire
4
The poem refers to religion throughout, what religion was Thomas Hardy?
Jewish
He was not religious
Muslim
Christian
5
Why does the poet repeat the word ‘and’ in the first stanza?
It slows the pace, making the relationship seem like it should of ended
It suggests that it’s not just one thing making the speaker miserable
All of the above
it emphasises that it is more than one thing making the speaker miserable
6
Where did the leaves fall from?
the moon
a tree
an ash
space
7
In which season was the poem set?
autumn
spring
summer
winter
8
Where did they stand on the winters day?
by a pond
by the sea
at home
in the forest
9
How was the woman's smile described?
dead
beautiful
buff
vile
10
What was the pond edged with?
wood
leaves
flowers
trees
11
Who wrote Neutral Tones?
Thomas Hardy
JK Rowling
Donald Trump
Carol Ann Duffy
12
In stanza 2, which words are from the same semantic field?
eyes and words
Played and years
Riddles and played
Love and rove
13
What does OMINOUS mean?
scary
attractive
lost
bad omen
14
What colour were the leaves that fell?
brown
grey
multicoloured
green
15
What does chidden mean?
love
hungry
hello in Romanian
dissaproval
16
What type of word is “deadest” ?
Noun
Comparative
Superlative
Powerful verb
17
What type of rhyme scheme is there in the poem?
the poem does not have a rhyme scheme
ABCA
ABBA
ABAB
18
In stanza 2, what technique is NOT used in this line: “as eyes that rove/over tedious riddles of years ago” mean?
Personification
Simile
Oxymoron
Enjambment
19
In stanza 1, why does the poet keeping using the word ‘and’?
Because he wanted to use repetition
To suggest that it’s not just one thing that is making the speaker miserabl
To emphasise all the negative aspects of the scenery that are piling up
20
How was the sun described?
white
yellow
bright
big
21
Finish the sentence: 'And a grin of...'
bitterness
sadness
enjoyment
happiness

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Neutral Tones Quiz LJG 2020

21 termsStudBud Administration31 plays

poetry analysis quiz

Flashcards21 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 21

Answers

1
What is starving sod?
an empty lake
a virgin
A hungry person
dry soil
2
What technique is being used in ‘starving sod’?
Simile
Personification
Rhyme
assonance
3
I would compare this poem with
walking away
Climbing my Grandfather
Winter Swans
Letters from Yorkshire
4
The poem refers to religion throughout, what religion was Thomas Hardy?
Jewish
He was not religious
Muslim
Christian
5
Why does the poet repeat the word ‘and’ in the first stanza?
It slows the pace, making the relationship seem like it should of ended
It suggests that it’s not just one thing making the speaker miserable
All of the above
it emphasises that it is more than one thing making the speaker miserable
6
Where did the leaves fall from?
the moon
a tree
an ash
space
7
In which season was the poem set?
autumn
spring
summer
winter
8
Where did they stand on the winters day?
by a pond
by the sea
at home
in the forest
9
How was the woman's smile described?
dead
beautiful
buff
vile
10
What was the pond edged with?
wood
leaves
flowers
trees
11
Who wrote Neutral Tones?
Thomas Hardy
JK Rowling
Donald Trump
Carol Ann Duffy
12
In stanza 2, which words are from the same semantic field?
eyes and words
Played and years
Riddles and played
Love and rove
13
What does OMINOUS mean?
scary
attractive
lost
bad omen
14
What colour were the leaves that fell?
brown
grey
multicoloured
green
15
What does chidden mean?
love
hungry
hello in Romanian
dissaproval
16
What type of word is “deadest” ?
Noun
Comparative
Superlative
Powerful verb
17
What type of rhyme scheme is there in the poem?
the poem does not have a rhyme scheme
ABCA
ABBA
ABAB
18
In stanza 2, what technique is NOT used in this line: “as eyes that rove/over tedious riddles of years ago” mean?
Personification
Simile
Oxymoron
Enjambment
19
In stanza 1, why does the poet keeping using the word ‘and’?
Because he wanted to use repetition
To suggest that it’s not just one thing that is making the speaker miserabl
To emphasise all the negative aspects of the scenery that are piling up
20
How was the sun described?
white
yellow
bright
big
21
Finish the sentence: 'And a grin of...'
bitterness
sadness
enjoyment
happiness