'Solutions slop in trays' has 2 meanings. One refers to the photography chemicals. The second:

might be the answers to the problems of war.

What is a lexical field?

Words that are related to each other.

The Emigree was written by Carol Rumens...

She's from England but writes from different perspectives.

The lack of punctuation in the poem shows...

Agard is demonstrating rebellion against his education

His education left out lots of important history.

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Poetry Power and Conflict

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'Solutions slop in trays' has 2 meanings. One refers to the photography chemicals. The second:
could be the trays of warlords.
could be the sloppiness of the photography process.
might be the answers to the problems of war.
might be the solution for the riddle in the Sunday paper.
2
Who was the other poet laureate we've studied?
Carol Ann Duffy
Carol Rumens
Imtiaz Dharker
Jane Weir
3
What is a lexical field?
Fields which are full of leprechauns.
Words that rhyme with each other.
Words that are related to each other.
A green stretch of grass, surrounded by hedges.
4
Another metaphor for "In what cold clockwork of the stars and the nations..." would be...
It's a race against time...
the stars are sand washed up on the universe's shore
By what cruel twist of fate...
5
Poppies was written by...
Jane Weir
Jan Were
Jane Wear
June Wore
6
Why was he obsessed with World War One?
He loved the glory of war.
He fought in it.
His father fought in it.
He believed in the purpose of war.
7
She was friends with famous conflict photographers which inspired her to write her poem.
True
False
8
The Emigree was written by Carol Rumens...
She misses speaking her native language.
She's from England but writes from different perspectives.
She had to leave her war-torn home country.
She had a romantic relationship with a city.
9
Which poet was the Poet Laureate from 1984 until his death in 1998?
Seamus Heaney
William Wordsworth
Ted Hughes
William Blake
10
The lack of punctuation in the poem shows...
Agard is demonstrating rebellion against his education
Agard couldn't be bothered
Agard believed no one in his history liked punctuation
Agard didn't pay enough attention in school
11
John Agard wrote...
Tissue
Extract from the Prelude
Checkin Out Me History
Poppies
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He felt...
That his history is better than everyone else's.
His education left out lots of important history.
His British education set him up beautifully for life.
The story of Dick Whittington was very important.

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