'A Wife in London' - the last line talks of what?

'new love that they would learn'

So Sheers is doing what with his final line?

Giving a voice to dead, voiceless soldiers

'the orange sky of evening died away'

Last line of Sonnet 43: EBB notes that she will love Robert Browning in what way?

'I shall but love thee better after death'

So what point is she making?

their relationship will continue forever in the after-life

So in her last line, she sums up her relationship with her partner. What is it?

He offers her joy and compnionship

So having revelled in the 'disgustingness' of nature, he is now...

afraid the frogs are gathering for vengeance

What is Heaney afraid about in the last line of DOAN?

'If I dipped my hand the spawn would clutch it'

In the last line of 'Hawk Roosting', the hawk is...

'going to keep things like this'

So Wordsworth is emphasising...

the beauty of sunset and the natural world in which he lives

So Byron is praising what about this girl?

her purity and innocence - and probably virginity

In 'Living Space', Dharker calls the shanty town walls...

'the bright, thin walls of faith'

So what sort of note is Dickinson ending her poem on?

an optimistic note about the future

So why is it so tragic and ironic?

Because of the structure - she learns of his death first

And it sums up the poet's point that...

everything great eventually decays to unimportance

So he is suggesting that...

Children are turning into their own parents

So what is she doing with her last line?

Emphasising how faith seems to hold the community together

In the last line of 'Afternoons', Larkin says about children that...

'something is pushing them to the side of their own lives'

So in this modern nature poem, Hughes is highlighting how...

the hawk is all-powerful and totally dominant

In 'To Autumn', Keats' final line talks about how...

'gathering swallows twitter in the sky'

What is the significance of the line?

It shows a spark of optimism for their future, It shows she is getting close to finding her 'man' again

and Owen is undermining the idea that...

Dying for your country is sweet and fitting, and heroic

So, even though swallows can symbolise the souls of the dead (and Keats himself had TB), ...

He is still happy to be alive in this beautiful season, He is still highlighting the beauty of the living world

'Mametz Wood': finish the last line. 'As if the notes they had sung have only now, with this...

unearthing, slipped from their absent tongues'

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Eduqas Poetry Anthology Last Lines

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1
As Imperceptibly as Grief - 'Our summer made her light escape...
'into sadness and depression'
'into the dark of autumn'
'into the Beautiful'
'into the future'
2
'A Wife in London' - the last line talks of what?
'new paths that they would tread'
'new times that they would share'
'new futures they would forge'
'new love that they would learn'
3
So Sheers is doing what with his final line?
humming a tune as he walks round the graveyard
finishing his poem
describing the men
Giving a voice to dead, voiceless soldiers
4
'The Prelude'
'the orange sky of evening died away'
'I went to bed and dreamed of mountains high'
'The tinkling rain reminded me of home'
'the sunset faded into the blue mist'
5
Last line of Sonnet 43: EBB notes that she will love Robert Browning in what way?
'We only need each other for this love'
'I shall but love thee better after death'
'We shall forever escape this cruel world'
'I shall now go up to heaven with you'
6
So what point is she making?
their relationship will continue forever in the after-life
they need to keep going to church
that she just really, really loves him
that everyone should have faith so they can go to heaven
7
So in her last line, she sums up her relationship with her partner. What is it?
He stops her being bored
He offers her joy and compnionship
He keeps her entertained
He cooks for her
8
So having revelled in the 'disgustingness' of nature, he is now...
afraid the frogs are gathering for vengeance
loving its beauty
looking forward to finding tadpoles
more of a fan of staying indoors
9
What is Heaney afraid about in the last line of DOAN?
'If I dipped my hand the spawn would clutch it'
'If I didn't run they would chase me down'
'If I stole a frog they would wreak vengeance'
'If one frog came for me I was done for'
10
In the last line of 'Hawk Roosting', the hawk is...
'dreaming of new things to kill'
'not changing anything soon'
'going to sit still and dream'
'going to keep things like this'
11
So Wordsworth is emphasising...
that he loves going to bed
the beauty of sunset and the natural world in which he lives
the fact that orange is a surprising colour
that he is cold and miserable
12
So Byron is praising what about this girl?
her purity and innocence - and probably virginity
her cheeky flirtatiousness
her joyful nature
her moral goodness
13
Which poem is this last line from? 'Then, and only then, did I come close'
Hawk Roosting
Living Space
Cozy Apologia
The Manhunt
14
In 'Living Space', Dharker calls the shanty town walls...
'the paper walls of faith'
'the wobbly walls of faith'
'the fragile walls of faith'
'the bright, thin walls of faith'
15
'In Hearts at peace, under and English heaven'
'Sonnet 43'
'The Soldier'
'A Wife in London'
'The Prelude'
16
So what sort of note is Dickinson ending her poem on?
a melancholic (sad) note
an angry note about the loss of summer
an optimistic note about the future
a joyful note
17
So why is it so tragic and ironic?
Because she just lost her husband!
Because she wanted to spend more time with him
Because of the structure - she learns of his death first
Because war is a terrible way to die
18
And it sums up the poet's point that...
deserts are empty places
everything great eventually decays to unimportance
Egypt is full of sand
Ozymandias was a great ruler
19
So he is suggesting that...
children should be allowed to play out
adults should be better role-models
children are annoying
Children are turning into their own parents
20
So what is she doing with her last line?
Saying they should go to church more
Suggesting that the slum might fall down
Emphasising how faith seems to hold the community together
Criticising them for living in a slum
21
In the last line of 'Afternoons', Larkin says about children that...
'something is stopping them with their future'
'something is getting in the way'
'something awful is happening to their journey through life'
'something is pushing them to the side of their own lives'
22
So in this modern nature poem, Hughes is highlighting how...
the hawk is modest and humble
the hawk is rather lazy
the hawk is all-powerful and totally dominant
the hawk likes a quiet life
23
... So it suggests that love might even be...
sharp, dangerous and lethal
shiny
made of metal
useful in the kitchen
24
'She Walks in Beauty' - the last line highlights her 'heart...
'whose beating stirs my soul'
'whose love is deep and pure'
'whose purity stands out'
'whose love is innocent'
25
In 'To Autumn', Keats' final line talks about how...
'scudding clouds bespangle orange skies'
'skylarks tweet loudly from in the trees'
'salmon-pink sunsets crown furrowed fields'
'gathering swallows twitter in the sky'
26
What is the significance of the line?
It reveals that Eddie Beddoes is fully fixed
It shows a spark of optimism for their future
It shows she is getting close to finding her 'man' again
It shows she's given up hope.
27
What two things do 'plagues' mean in this line: 'And blights with plagues the Marriage hearse'?
Locusts and insects
Illness and cheating
STDs and immorality
Sadness and death
28
Finish this last line: 'The old Lie: Dulce et...'
decorum est, por party morir
decorum et, pro pariah mori
decorum est, pro patria mori.
decorum est, post partem mori
29
At the end of 'Cozy Apologia', Rita Dove fills this 'stolen time with you' to keep her from:
depression
melancholy
watching television
boredom
30
So Brooke is suggesting ...
that everyone should go to war
that English people will all go to heaven
that France will one day be part of England
that even heaven is English
31
'The lone and level sands stretch far away'
Ozymandias
Mametz Wood
Afternoons
Death of a Naturalist
32
and Owen is undermining the idea that...
Dying for your country is sweet and fitting, and heroic
Dying for your country is tragic
Dying for your country is a nasty accident
War is brutal
33
Which poem is this last line from? 'Its scent will cling to your fingers, cling to your knife'
Hawk Roosting
Valentine
Mametz wood
Sonnet 43
34
... and which poem is it from?
A Wife in London
London
As Imperceptibly as Grief
To Autumn
35
So, even though swallows can symbolise the souls of the dead (and Keats himself had TB), ...
He is still happy to be alive in this beautiful season
he likes going on Twitter
He loves bird-watching
He is still highlighting the beauty of the living world
36
'Mametz Wood': finish the last line. 'As if the notes they had sung have only now, with this...
'vision of death, been whistled'
unearthing, slipped from their absent tongues'
'tractor's progress, escaped for their mouths'
'ploughing, been sung'.

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