Final poetry revision quiz

Question 1

What is Sonnet 116 about?

Accepted Answer

Attemptsto define love;bytelling both what it is and is not

Question 2

Which blacksmith tools are NOT mentioned in "The Tyger"?

Accepted Answer

Chainsaw

Question 3

Which two are themes in "Mother in a refugee camp"?

Accepted Answer

ConflictLoneliness

Question 4

What is the dilemma the war photographer faced with in Carol Ann Duffy's poem?

Accepted Answer

Step back and take a photo or help the injured people

Question 5

What is a rhyming couplet?

Accepted Answer

A couple of lines rhyming

Question 6

Why does the man cry in "Piano"?

Accepted Answer

His mother died and he misses her so much

Question 7

What does Reminiscence mean?

Accepted Answer

Thinking back to your childhood with fond memories

Question 8

How many questions are being asked in "The Tyger"?

Accepted Answer

13

Question 9

What is the deeper meaning of "Hide and Seek"?

Accepted Answer

Hischildhood is ending

Question 10

What does this line mean...."Ihavelearned to wear many faces like dresses"?

Accepted Answer

Realemotion has been lost

Question 11

What does "weepslikea child" mean?

Accepted Answer

Rememberinghis childhood has made him child-like

Question 12

How old was Walker when she wrote "Poem at 39"?

Accepted Answer

39

Question 13

Who inspired Dylan Thomas to write "Do not go gentle into that good night"?

Accepted Answer

His father

Question 14

What does a war photographer do?

Accepted Answer

takespictures of conflicts for newspapers

Question 15

What is the purpose of the compound words in "Half past two"?

Accepted Answer

To make it seem childlike

Question 16

Who wrote "Mother in a refugee camp"?

Accepted Answer

ChinuaAchebe

Question 17

What is a ballad?

Accepted Answer

It recounttragic, comic, or heroic stories

Question 18

Why are the stanzas structured in trios in "Half past two"?

Accepted Answer

To be likethe ticking of a clock

Question 19

What type of structure is being used in "Do not go"?

Accepted Answer

Villanelle

Question 20

Why is the word "if" repeated?

Accepted Answer

Emphasisesthe unpredictability of life

Question 21

Which theme is NOT a theme in "Half past two"?

Accepted Answer

Fantasy

Question 22

Identify the Onomatopoeia:

Accepted Answer

Booming, Tinkling

Question 23

What are the themes of "Remember"?

Accepted Answer

Love and Death

Question 24

What is a monologue?

Accepted Answer

One person speaking his or her inner thoughts and feelings

Question 25

What is alliteration?

Accepted Answer

Words starting with the same letter

Question 26

What is "long gold-rolled/Cigarette-holder" a metaphor for in Telephone conversation?

Accepted Answer

Itsymbolises her wealth and importance

Question 27

Which one is NOT a theme in "Once upon a time"?

Accepted Answer

Horrid times

Question 28

Which religious image is shown in "Mother in a refugee camp"?

Accepted Answer

Mary and Jesus

Question 29

Which are the themes of "Telephone conversation"?

Accepted Answer

Racism and Ignorance

Question 30

What is a personal pronoun?

Accepted Answer

I, you,me, we

Question 31

Which city is NOT mentioned in "War photographer"?

Accepted Answer

Las Vegas

Question 32

What does LaBelle Dame sans Merci mean?

Accepted Answer

Thebeautiful lady without mercy

Question 33

Which is a theme in "Prayer before birth"?

Accepted Answer

Helplessness

Question 34

Which line is repeated in "Poem at 39"?

Accepted Answer

HowI miss my father

Question 35

Time is the Grim Reaper in Sonnet 116

Accepted Answer

True

Question 36

Why do we have the descriptions of suffering in "Mother in a refugee camp"?

Accepted Answer

To emphasise the tragic nature of conditions of the children

Question 37

What is the main message of "If"?

Accepted Answer

Overcomeall obstacles and you will be successful

Question 38

The child in "Prayer before birth" does not want to become a part of the evil in the world?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 39

Why are personal pronouns used in "Prayer before birth"?

Accepted Answer

Emphasisethe personal nature and the desperation of the plea

Question 40

What is the simile which features in "Mother in a refugee camp"?

Accepted Answer

Likeputting flowers on a tiny grave

Question 41

What is it called when you have opposite words next to each other?

Accepted Answer

Juxtaposition

Question 42

What did the boy in "Half past two" do wrong?

Accepted Answer

We don't know

Question 43

What is emjambment?

Accepted Answer

When lines of poetry continue without punctuation

Question 44

What is a metaphor?

Accepted Answer

Comparing two things directly

Question 45

What does "prejudice" mean?

Accepted Answer

To judge people based on ideas you have about their group

Final poetry revision quiz

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Final poetry revision quiz

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