G11 Duffy/Poetry Quiz

Question 1

What is the category and definition of a "cacophony"?

Accepted Answer

Sound; Unpleasant/harsh auditory patterns

Question 2

What is caesura?

Accepted Answer

a pause created by punctuation; usually middle of line

Question 3

How did Duffy change the original story into her poem, "Queen Herod"

Accepted Answer

Transformed protagonist + transformed events

Question 4

How did Duffy change the original story into her poem, "Mrs Lazarus"

Accepted Answer

Imaginatively developed perspective + added events/background info

Question 5

How did Duffy change the original story into her poem, "Mrs Beast"

Accepted Answer

Transformed protagonist + transformed events

Question 6

What is the sound connection between "off" and "soft"? 2 answers permitted

Accepted Answer

Assonance, Half-ryhme

Question 7

What is "mood" in a poem?

Accepted Answer

Sense of atmosphere/emotions created for/within audience

Question 8

How did Duffy change the original story into her poem, "Devil's Wife"

Accepted Answer

Imaginatively developed perspective + added events/background info

Question 9

What is the category and definition of "olfactory imagery"?

Accepted Answer

Literary device; Vivid description of smell

Question 10

What is "tone" in a poem?

Accepted Answer

The speaker's attitude/emotions

Question 11

How did Duffy change the original story into her poem, "Thetis"

Accepted Answer

Imaginatively developed perspective + added events/background info

Question 12

What is enjambment?

Accepted Answer

Lack of punctuation at line break; increases pace

Question 13

What is the category and definition of a "dysphemism"?

Accepted Answer

Word choice; unpleasant/derogatory term replaces polite version

Question 14

Which feature is NOT associated with Biblical Stories?

Accepted Answer

Male hero

Question 15

How did Duffy change the original story into her poem, "Delilah"

Accepted Answer

Imaginatively developed perspective + added events/background info

Question 16

What is the category and definition of "tactile imagery"?

Accepted Answer

Literary device; Vivid description of touch/physical feeling

Question 17

How did Duffy change the original story into her poem, "Circe"

Accepted Answer

Transformed protagonist + transformed events

Question 18

What word is NOT stereotypically associated with masculinity?

Accepted Answer

Excitable

Question 19

What is the category and definition of a "quatrain"?

Accepted Answer

Structural device; 4 line stanza

Question 20

What word is NOT stereotypically associated with femininity?

Accepted Answer

Adventurous

Question 21

Which feature is NOT associated with fairytales?

Accepted Answer

Realistic

Question 22

How did Duffy change the original story into her poem, "Little Red Cap"

Accepted Answer

Transformed protagonist + transformed events

Question 23

What is the category and definition of a "superlative adjective"?

Accepted Answer

Word choice; indicates the upper/lower limit of quality

Question 24

What is the definition of an allusion within literature?

Accepted Answer

Reference to another person/place/object/text

G11 Duffy/Poetry Quiz

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G11 Duffy/Poetry Quiz

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