What is the effect of the asyndetic list and enjambment in the 3rd stanza of "Blessing"?

Creates a sense of chaos and desperation for the water

Which of these are rules of a sonnet?

14 lines, iambic pentameter, regular rhyme scheme

What is the poem "Blessing" about?

A leak in a pipe in a slum in India

John Agard breaks rules of grammar and punctuation to...

reflect his pride in his heritage and rejecting society's prejudice

What question does the narrator of "The Tyger" grapple with?

Why God created such a fearsome creature

What is the effect of the enjambment and caesura in the final stanza of "Piano"?

It reflects his lack of control over his emotions

What is the message behind "Half-Caste"?

Language is powerful and can promote prejudice

Remember is written in

In a mix of first and second person

What does "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" mean?

The beautiful woman without mercy

What extended metaphor is used in the poem?

A plant dying and then growing back

"Hide and Seek" could be giving the message that...

Not showing emotional vulnerability can lead to isolation and loneliness

What could the pathetic fallacy represent in "Hide and Seek"?

Emotional coldness and isolation

Why has the writer chosen to write in regular stanzas with rhyming couplets?

To reflect the simplicity and rhyme of childhood songs and music

"If" by Rudyard Kipling is ...

advice from a father to a son about how to live life well

The strict structure could reflect...

The poet trying to contain his strong feelings of grief and anger, All of the above

The strict structure of "If" could reflect...

The balance and moderation the speaker is promoting

Why does the poet use a strict structure of rhyming couplets and repetition of opening stanza at the end?

Reflects the symmetry of God's design

positive about love and marriage

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1
What is the effect of the asyndetic list and enjambment in the 3rd stanza of "Blessing"?
Reads like a recipe
All of the above
Reflects the discipline and order of the queue
Creates a sense of chaos and desperation for the water
2
Which of these are rules of a sonnet?
3 lines, 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables
14 lines, iambic pentameter, regular rhyme scheme
12 lines, rhyming couplets, two stanzas
4 line stanzas, abab rhyme scheme
3
What is the poem "Blessing" about?
A leak in a pipe in a slum in India
A knight who has fallen in love with a lady
The joy of motherhood
Memories of a loved one who has passed on
4
John Agard breaks rules of grammar and punctuation to...
show that learning grammar is pointless
show how poor his education was
reflect his pride in his heritage and rejecting society's prejudice
show that he couldn't afford a working type-writer
5
What fault did the Duke find in the duchess?
She didn't love him
She was easily pleased
She cheated on him
She was rude to the servants
6
What question does the narrator of "The Tyger" grapple with?
Why the tiger is orange and black
Why God created such a fearsome creature
Why the tiger is a predator
Why he's writing this poem
7
The narrator of "Piano" is..
A man grieving his mother
A man giving advice to his son
A man encouraging his dying father
A woman mourning her father
8
What is the effect of the enjambment and caesura in the final stanza of "Piano"?
All of the above
He found it difficult to make it rhyme without it
It reflects the strict discipline of musical notes
It reflects his lack of control over his emotions
9
How many marks are available for this question in the exam?
50
30
40
20
10
What is the message behind "Half-Caste"?
All of the above
Language is powerful and can promote prejudice
Be who you want to be
Free speech is important
11
The direct address in "Hide and Seek" is directed at...
Himself
A responsible adult
The reader
The seekers
12
Remember is written in
In a mix of third and first person
the second person - to a lover
In the third person - about a lover
In a mix of first and second person
13
What language choices make "Prayer Before Birth" prayer-like?
Use of imperative to plead
All of the above
Use of a repeated, formulaic sentence structure
Use of archaic and religious language
14
What does "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" mean?
The beautiful woman without mercy
A femme fatale
The ghostly woman
The lovely horse with a lady
15
"Remember" is a
Free verse
Shakespearean sonnet
a Petrarchan sonnet
A ballad
16
What extended metaphor is used in the poem?
A plant dying and then growing back
A peacock spreading its lines over her hand
A bat coming out of his cave at night
An army waging war on truth
17
"Hide and Seek" could be giving the message that...
Not showing emotional vulnerability can lead to isolation and loneliness
Working hard leads to success
Friendships are more important than family relationships
Hide and Seek is a dangerous game
18
What could the pathetic fallacy represent in "Hide and Seek"?
The death of the hider
All of the above
Emotional coldness and isolation
The argument between the hider and seekers
19
Why has the writer chosen to write in regular stanzas with rhyming couplets?
To reflect the simplicity and rhyme of childhood songs and music
To reflect his boredom with the monotony of childhood days
To link to the authority his mother had over him
Because it looks nicer on the page
20
"If" by Rudyard Kipling is ...
about hopes and dreams for the future
from a son to a father who is dying
advice from a father to a son about how to live life well
about regrets about the past
21
The strict structure could reflect...
The poet trying to contain his strong feelings of grief and anger
All of the above
A powerful chant to encourage his father to fight death
A desire to have control and power over death
22
The tone of "Half-Caste" is
grief-stricken and sorrowful
joyful and uplifting
calm and reflective
challenging and accusatory
23
How many poems are in Section 3 of the Anthology?
20
12
15
16
24
"Half-Caste" is written in Standard English
True
False
25
What kind of poem is "La Belle Dame"?
A haiku
A ballad
A sonnet
Free verse
26
What comparison is used in the poem?
The photographer as a ghoul
The photographer as a soldier
The photographer as a father
The photographer as a priest
27
What clues are there that the Duke is controlling in "My Last Duchess"?
All of the above
It's a dramatic monologue - no-one else gets to speak
It's written in iambic pentameter and eye-rhyme
He hides his wife's portrait behind a curtain
28
What could the structure of "Prayer Before Birth" represent?
The chaos and confusion of war
All of the above
Increasing desperation of the prayer
A child being born into the world
29
What is the "mother-tongue" of the speaker in "Search for My Tongue"?
Arabic
Gujerati
Hindi
Spanish
30
How does the poet use language to show a child's perspective in "Half Past Two"?
Personification of everyday objects
All of the above
Compound words
Non-standard capitals
31
The strict structure of "If" could reflect...
All of the above
The balance and moderation the speaker is promoting
The chaos and confusion in the world
The strict nature of the army
32
"If" suggests which of these things are part of "being a man"?
All of the above
Being able to fight well
Keeping feelings to yourself
Being a ladies' man
33
"Do Not Go Gentle" is written in the form of..
a haiku
a sonnet
a villanelle
a ballad
34
How much time should you allow to answer this question in the exam?
40 minutes
50 minutes
35 minutes
45 minutes
35
What god does the duke have a statue of?
Diana taming a stag
Apollo taming a shrew
Neptune taming a sea-horse
Zeus taming a donkey
36
Why doesn't the Duke tell the duchess about his feelings?
All of the above
He chooses "never to stoop"
He thinks she won't believe him
They don't speak the same language
37
What is the tone of "Poem at 39"?
Nostalgic and celebratory
Sorrowful and despairing
Triumphant and victorious
Angry and frustrated
38
What does the pathetic fallacy of the "sedge withering from the lake" reflect?
The season the poem is set
The death of the love relationship
The death of the knight and other lovers of the "la belle dame"
All of the above
39
What is the tone of "Blessing"?
Joyful and upbeat
Calm and tranquil
Angry and frustrated
Gloomy and despairing
40
Why does the poet use a strict structure of rhyming couplets and repetition of opening stanza at the end?
Reflects the military
Links to song-like rhythm and rhyme
Reflects the chaos and destruction the tiger causes.
Reflects the symmetry of God's design
41
Sonnet 116 is...
negative about love and marriage
positive about love and marriage
Undecided about love and marriage
not about love and marriage
42
What is a "wandering bark"?
A lost dog
A ghost
All of the above
A ship at sea
43
What semantic field is used in Blessing primarily?
Poverty
Violence
Childhood
Religion
44
You will have a choice of two questions for this section of the exam.
True
False
45
"Poem at 39"
has a strict and regular structure
is written in free verse
starts off with a strict structure and then breaks down
is a sonnet
46
The seekers eventually find the hider in "Hide and Seek".
True
False
47
Which of the following locations are mentioned in the opening stanza of "War Photographer"?
Phnom Penh
All of the above
Belfast
Beirut
48
How does the poet present the concept of time in "Half Past Two"?
All of the above
Something that can be "escaped"
Something which represents the education system and its oppressive nature
Something constructed by society that is restrictive for the imagination
49
What is the tone of "Prayer Before Birth"?
Uplifting and joyful
Bleak and hopeless
Wistful and nostalgic
All of the above
50
In "Prayer Before Birth" the speaker is...
a father giving advice to his son
a baby who is not yet born
a woman who misses her father
a son pleading with his father to live

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