My Father Would Not Show Us uses free verse. What does that mean?

No regular metre, rhyme or stanzas.

The final line of each stanza in La Bella Dame is cut short. Which other poem does this?

A Child to his Sick Grandfather

Which of these is NOT a sign of the Duke's dangerous obsessive behaviour in My Last Duchess?

"a grin of bitterness swept nearby/ Like an ominous bird"

Which is NOT a sign of old age from A Child to his Sick Grandfather?

"And then I have a wondrous tale"

In My Father Would Not Show Us, "Behind the curtains where his life had been" suggests...

...he hid his feelings so his family didn't really know him.

Why does John Cooper Clarke not use punctuation or capital letters in i wanna be yours?

Because he is rebelling and breaking the rules.

In A Complaint, the love-fountain metaphor is described as...

"murmuring, sparkling, living love"

Lord Byron's opening line is...

"She walks in beauty, like the night..."

How does i wanna be yours link to Valentine?

They both link unconventional images to love.

In Byron's She Walks in Beauty what went against the stereotype of beauty in the Romantic era?

The woman was dark haired, not blonde.

Which of these is NOT an example of pathetic fallacy from Neutral Tones?

"the sedge is withered from the lake"

In The Manhunt, what helps presents the deterioration of the soldier?

The rhyme scheme that stops and starts.

In One Flesh, "Strangely apart, yet strangely close together" describes...

...the writer's parents and their passionless marriage?

In Neutral Tones, "The smile on your mouth was the deadest thing" shows...

the mixture of courtesy and bitterness after a break-up.

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1
My Father Would Not Show Us uses free verse. What does that mean?
No regular metre, rhyme or stanzas.
Rhyme-less iambic pentameter
Rhyming couplets of iambic pentameter
Quatrains of iambic tetrameter
2
In A Complaint, what metre does Wordsworth use?
iambic hexametre
iambic tetrametre
iambic pentametre
iambic trimetre
3
The Duke in My Last Duchess says "I choose never to..."
"bow"
"curtsy"
"nod"
"stoop"
4
The final line of each stanza in La Bella Dame is cut short. Which other poem does this?
The Manhunt
Sonnet 43
A Child to his Sick Grandfather
Valentine
5
In The Manhunt, Simon Armitage uses which technique to show the soldier's range of injuries?
similes
personification
juxtaposition
metaphors
6
Which of these is NOT a sign of the Duke's dangerous obsessive behaviour in My Last Duchess?
"her looks went everywhere"
"none puts by/ The curtain I have drawn for you, but I"
"I gave commands,/ Then all smiles stopped together."
"a grin of bitterness swept nearby/ Like an ominous bird"
7
Which is NOT a sign of old age from A Child to his Sick Grandfather?
"How lank and thin your beard hangs down!"
"And then I have a wondrous tale"
"Your stocked legs begin to fail"
"You brow is rough with crossing breaks."
8
In My Father Would Not Show Us, "Behind the curtains where his life had been" suggests...
...he didn't like a lot of public attention.
...he would live behind a curtain away from his children.
...he hid his feelings so his family didn't really know him.
...he keeps a portrait of his wife hidden behind a curtain.
9
Supposedly, My Last Duchess' real name was...
Isabella Rossini
Donatella Versace
Lucrezia di Medici
Maria Sforza
10
Why does John Cooper Clarke not use punctuation or capital letters in i wanna be yours?
Because he loves the girl so much that he forgets to use it.
Because there is no structure to the poem.
Because he is rebelling and breaking the rules.
Because he is unsure how to use them so leaves them out.
11
In A Complaint, the love-fountain metaphor is described as...
"floundering, spouting, glorious love"
"glimmering, shimmering, dazzling love"
"murmuring, sparkling, living love"
"bright, lustrous, shining love"
12
Nettles has parent/child relationships as a major theme. This links to...
One Flesh
Neutral Tones
She Walks in Beauty
Valentine
13
What is the repetition of "I love thee" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning in Sonnet 43 known as?
a parallel
a refrain
assonance
a ditto
14
Lord Byron's opening line is...
"She smiles with beauty, and tints that glow..."
"She walks in beauty, like the night..."
"She strolls in beauty, with such grace..."
"She wanders in beauty, splendid and bright..."
15
Sonnet 43 opens with what rhetorical question?
"What will our love see?"
"Where might our love be?"
"Why do you love me?"
"How do I love thee?"
16
How does i wanna be yours link to Valentine?
They both deal with obsession.
They both relate to the idea of loss.
They both talk about family love.
They both link unconventional images to love.
17
In Byron's She Walks in Beauty what went against the stereotype of beauty in the Romantic era?
The woman was dark haired, not blonde.
The woman was blonde, not a red-head.
The woman was a red-head, not blonde.
The woman was blonde, not a brunette.
18
Which of these is NOT an example of pathetic fallacy from Neutral Tones?
"a pond edged with greyish leaves"
"the sedge is withered from the lake"
"A few leaves lay on the starving sod"
"the sun was white, as though chidden of God"
19
How does Carol Ann Duffy describe the underlying danger of love though the 'onion' metaphor?
"It scent will cling to your hands"
"It will blind you with tears"
"Its angry kiss will overwhelm you"
"It promises love and brightness"
20
How does the faery girl respond to the knight in La Belle Dame Sans Merci?
"kissed him gently"
"gazed with love"
"drew him close"
"made sweet moan"
21
In The Manhunt, what helps presents the deterioration of the soldier?
The irregular stanza lengths.
The iambic tetrameter that switches to iambic trimetre.
The lack of punctuation.
The rhyme scheme that stops and starts.
22
In One Flesh, "Strangely apart, yet strangely close together" describes...
...the tension between her and the man she secretly loves?
...the lack of communication in the writer's relationship?
...the emotions between the writer and her teenage children?
...the writer's parents and their passionless marriage?
23
Scannell's Nettles are presented as...
"That army of spears"
"That parade of rage"
"That regiment of spite"
"That gang of recruits"
24
In Neutral Tones, "The smile on your mouth was the deadest thing" shows...
the happiness of leaving someone behind.
the mixture of courtesy and bitterness after a break-up.
the lack of passion in long term relationships.
the sexual desire between two people.

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