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Duplicate of Duplicate of Hide and Seek
Duplicate of Duplicate of Hide and Seek
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Analysis of Hide and Seek poem in the Edexcel GCSE English Literature anthology
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1
What is the story line of 'Hide and Seek'
A child plays hide and seek and his friends never find him
A child is kidnapped
A child plays hide and seek and dies
A child is abused in life and shut in a shed
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Who wrote the poem?
William Shakespeare
Louis Macneice
Vernon Scannell
Scernon Vannell
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What is the name of the Poem?
hide n seek
hide and seek
'hide an seik'
'Hide and Seek'
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What might the poem be written in second person (you)?
To make the reader feel like they are in the poem.
To make the poem sound angry.
To show the child talking to themselves.
To give advice on how to play Hide and Seek.
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What might the line "The sun is gone" represent?
It is dark now.
The child's happiness and excitement is gone.
Nature hates the child.
The child has lost some of their innocence and trust.
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What might the rhyme scheme represent?
The child is growing up and moving away from childish things
It's like a song
The poet was too lazy to write rhymes
The child is not enjoying the game of hide and seek.
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What senses are used in "salty dark"?
taste and sight
taste and feel
touch and taste
sight and smell
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What is the effect of the last line: "Where are they who sought you"?
We feel angry at the child for choosing to hide in a shed
It creates sympathy for the child
We feel excited that the child won the game
It shows people can disappoint us
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What might the poem symbolise?
People will let you down
Life doesn't always go to plan
Don't go in strange sheds
Hide and seek is bad for you
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What technique is used in "someone stumbles, mutters"
Assonance
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Simile
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What technique is used in "the darkening garden watches"?
no techniques
alliteration
simile
personification
