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1
"Suddenly he awoke" is an example of...
Denouement
Cyclical structure
In Media Res
enjambment
2
But I blink/and he bursts again through the doors of the bank" is enjambment to show...
Suggests ongoing horror
symbolises excitement
Taken by surprise
That he lost his place
3
What key themes are in Bayonet Charge?
Nature and its power
Nature and Terror
Nature and clarity
Nature and admiration
4
What does that "spot of joy" mean?
Involuntary sign of pleasure
She was embarrassed
A Chocolate pot
She felt overwhelming love for the Duke
5
The city "may be at war, it may be sick with tyrants" is an example of...
Alliteration
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
6
How many stanzas are there in Storm on the Island?
6
2
4
1
7
"tosses his guts back into his body" is an example of...
Horrified response
Nonchalant response
Satisfied response
Colloquial language
8
Why does she reference touch so much?
She emphasises her separation from her son
She loves fabrics
She misses his uniform
She wants to be physically close to her son again
9
Why does the Duke keep her painting behind the curtain
So that it is ruined by sunlight
So that he can control her in death
So that she is an example for future wives
So that he never forgets her
10
What is the structure of Ozymandias?
A block of writing
Iamic pentametre
Shakespearean sonnet in Iambic pentameter
Elizabethan Sonnet
11
What is Blake's criticism in London?
That his house wasn't big enough
There were too many poor people near him
People had too much choice
London was corrupt
12
The poem symbolically uses the journey on the river to...
Show that humans always win
Show that nature is weak
Mirror the poets sense of being lost
Mirror the poets own spiritual journey of reflection
13
Why is "probably armed, possibly not" repeated?
He is sure of his actions
He is reliving the event
He forgot he said it before
There is doubt and he feels guilt
14
Which theme does NOT fit with The Emigree?
Anger
Identity
Individual experiences
Memory
15
She likes that we stay controlled by paper
False
True
16
"my shadow falls as evidence of sunlight" suggests...
That she feels defeated
She feels threatened
She feels nervous
That she will never lose her positive memory
17
What does STORMONT refer to?
A hut
A famous storm
A political building
A church
18
"blind me" and "bandage me" suggests
He was badly hurt
Healing but damages
A game
Damage but heals
19
What is the main imagery used in London
Hear
see
taste
smell
20
"There was once a country..." mimics
Explores her memories
her loss of memory
A fairy tale
shows she lacks imagination
21
Contextually, why did Armitage write 'Remains'?
He felt lost
He saw a documentary about mental effects on soldiers
Soldiers didn't have a voice to discuss their issues
He likes blood and guts
22
Why did Dharker originally live?
China
Britain
Pakistan
Australia
23
What does the word "chartered" mean?
Owned
Dirty
Chilling
Free
24
What technique is "black'ning church"?
mirroring
Metpahor
Metonymy
Mood
25
What sense is prevalent in Poppies?
Sense of touch
Sense of smell
Sense of Sight
Sense of taste
26
How does the Duke feel when he says "she thanked men - good!"?
He feels angered by her possible infidelity
He is happy to share her with others
He feels glad that she is so polite
He feels rejected and less important
27
Caesura and enjambment are used constantly throughout. Why?
To show how emotionally distraught he is
To show how well rehearsed he is
To show how this is natural speech
To show is love of his wife
28
What does “though I may walk through the valley of death” allude to?
Macbeth
Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio
Odyssey
The Bible "The Lord's Prayer"
29
Wordsworth defines himself as a Pantheist. What does this mean?
Belief that the universe is identical to divinity
Belief that God is the ultimate power
God can be seen in anything
The universe will explode into smithereens
30
Why doesn't the pilot have a voice?
He felt that his daughter was more eloquent
He was suffering form PTSD
He had his voice and identity taken as he was shameful
He didn't like to talk
31
The narrator's use of "trembling" connotes...
His sense of strength
His sense of fear and vulnerability
His sense of safety
His sense of Apathy
32
What does she NOT describe paper to be like?
The Bible
Buildings
shopping receipts
Maps
33
Why does Agard use nursery Rhymes in COMH?
Loves the rhythmic sound
Despises 'normal' language
Wants to be funny
Wants to ridicule the British culture
34
What is NOT an example of Semantic field?
Wizened earth
Bombarded
Salvo
Exploding
35
"A split second and you were away, intoxicated" shows that her son feels...
Scared about war
That is doesn't want to go
Excited about a adventure
A sense of trepidation
36
Why is light imagery so important?
He loves sun bathing
Britain is dark for most of the year
His eyes have been opened to the truth
Agard is scared of the dark
37
"All flesh is grass" is an allusion of what?
That we are immortal
That we were grass in a previous life
That flesh smells like grass
That the bible says we go back to dust
38
Why has he used one?
Structurally shows that he is boring
Structurally mirrors one battle
He forgot to use paragraphs
Likes blocks
39
Wordsworth was a Romantic, what does this mean?
A disconnection with the environment
Contemplative reflection of humans with their environment
A special hatred for nature
The love for God
40
What does Owen reject due to his horrific war experience?
His comrades
God
His family
help from others
41
I met a ............ from an antique land
Statue
Travel Agent
Traveller
Travelling Monks
42
What war did Wilfred Owen fight in?
WW2
WW3
All of the Above
WW1
43
What is the meaning of "In what cold clockwork of the stars and the nations..."?
Soldier's bad planning
Hope
Soldier's loss of control & insignificance
Depression
44
What makes this different from the other war poems?
It is about memories
It is about pain
It is about a mother
It is about loss
45
What does the term monotony/monotonous mean?
Ecstatic
Bored and Hungry
Bored and repetitive
Calm
46
Wordsworth uses a range of words that indicates a sense of peace. This is an example of...
Semantic field
Soggy field
Consonance
Allusion
47
Why does Duffy use a War Photographer's POV?
She likes war
She knew one and wanted his experience
A new perspective
She loves photography
48
What quotation bests shows suffering?
Al of the above
Our brains ache
like twitching agonies of men
Slowly out ghosts frag home
49
"he must have" suggests that the daughter...
loves his story
Didn't have a close relationship with her dad
Understood him completely
Did not know the full story
50
She feels that paper controls out lives
False
True
51
What war does the Charge of the Light Brigade reference
WW2
Crimean War
Battle of Hastings
Korean War
52
Who tells us this story? The pilot's...
Son
Granddaughter
Wife
Daughter
53
Hughes wrote Bayonet Charge to challenge...
A pathetic society
A peek society
Patriarchal ideals
Patriotic ideals
54
What structurally shows the Soldier's confusion and struggle?
uneven line length
Correct use of punctuation
3 stanzas
In Media Res
55
What is "his bloody life in my bloody hands" an allusion to?
Pigeon English
Icarus
Macbeth
Jekyll and Hyde
56
Who was Nanny De Maroon?
A British person looking for slaves
A solider
A nurse
A leader of slaves, resisting the British
57
What are the techniques in "mind-forged manacles"?
Alliteration an Metaphor
Alliteration and personification
Alliteration and simile
Alliteration and onomatopoeia
58
Technique? "Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of hell Rode the six hundred."
Personification
Sensory imagery
Metaphor
Allusion
59
"Carving out me own Identity" ends the poem without a full stop - why?
Shows that he has only just begun
He gets lost in his endeavour for truth
He forgot
He hates punctuation
60
What does Rumens want us to understand about 'The Emigree'? That the speaker
Has been forced away from home
Hates flying
Hated home and left for a better life
Loves travelling
61
My Last Duchess is a Dramatic Monologue. What does this suggest about the Duke's character?
Self-admiration
Self-pride
All of the above
Self-importance
62
Why is the poem in 1st person from the mother's perspective?
Mother's haven't been voices for the loss experienced by war
Mother's like to talk
The poet experienced this herself
Mother's always have a voice it fits with the other poems
63
What quotations suggests anger and dejection?
"He has a job to do"
"spools of suffering"
"he is finally alone"
"A hundred agonies in black and white"
64
What is the storm a metaphor for?
The religious and political unrest in Ireland
Heaney's battle with depression
Heaney's frustration of his broken marriage
The religious and political unrest in Iceland
65
Why should the soldiers be remembered as heroes?
They were well-equipped
They were tactful and resourceful
They were strong
They were brave regardless of the fools "blunder" of orders
66
Why is "theirs" and "six hundred" used to name the soldiers?
To make sure we know how many there were
Too many names to remember
To objectify them as a symbol (lack of identity)
Who even cares why?
67
Why does Blake repeat "in every"?
Highlights the pain and suffering felt by many
Highlights the pain and suffering felt by the few
He can't remember what he is saying
He is a lyrical genius
68
"Went heaving through the water like a swan" is an example of a...
Snail
Snort
Simile
Smile
69
What did Shelley declare he was?
A paediatric nurse
A physiotherapist
A psychologist
A philanthropist
70
What do you know about Weir? She wrote Poppies.
She is bathroom designer
She is a textile designer
She is a solider
She is a journalist
71
"Shattered visage lies" symbolises
Fixed up
Destruction (adjective)
Re-birth
Destruction (adverb)
72
Why is nature important in 'Kamikaze'?
Nature is evil
It makes him think about what he would miss
It provides him with hope and changes his mind
He hates it
73
"Pale flakes with fingering stealth come feeling for our faces" is an example of...
Fricative and sound imagery
Fricative and personification
Fricative and assonance
Fricative and simile
74
Why does Duffy use 4 uniform stanzas with regular rhyme -scheme?
It looks better
Likes order
Hates mess
To show the repetitive nature of his job and powerlessness
75
What does the term 'philanthropist' mean?
He despised people in power
He hated common people
He promoted people's welfare
He loved animals
76
The "huge flag" symbolises...
The pilot's thoughts to turn back
That he is a coward
The national identity
That he was lost
