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why did all of the 600 men die?
what does 'theme' mean?
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what does 'theme' mean?
atmosphere
big ideas
figurative language
semantic fields
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why did all of the 600 men die?
someone told them to charge; they 'blundered'
a bomb went off
they made a mistake
3
the man in the poem is...
an onlooker
a soldier
a father
4
which is an example of caesura?
softly and slowly snowflakes fell
slowly snowflakes fell. silent
softly snowflakes fell.
5
who suffers in the poem?
the King
animals
the church goers
children
6
who wrote 'Charge of the Light Brigade'?
Tennyson
Blake
Owen
Agard
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what is rhythm?
words that sound similar at the end
words that sound the same at the start
a beat in a line
harsh sounds throughout a poem
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what is enjambment?
a pause in the middle of a line
when the line flows onto the next without a pause
a question
a full stop at the end of a line
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The poem is written in...
the 3rd person
the 1st person
2nd person
10
who was Mary Seacole?
a white nurse in the Crimean war
a freed slave
a black nurse in the Crimean war
a monarch of the Zulu Kingdom
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what could the beat symbolise?
drums of war
explosions
horses galloping
12
what does 'manacles' mean?
controlled by the government
handcuffs
swearing
prostitute
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How do both poets feel about people in power?
they think they are selfish
they think they are stupid
they think they are lazy
they think they are greedy
14
what is the message of the poem?
to educate yourself and be proud of your identity
to listen carefully
to hate people in power
to never listen to your teacher
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what technique is: runs in blood down palace walls?
rhythm
simile
rhyme
metaphor
16
choose the best comparative sentence
Both poems explore power
Both poems show the theme of power.
Both poems explore the abuse of power.
Both poems explore the power of people.
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What meter does the poem use?
dactylic dimeter
dactylic pentameter
iambic dimeter
iambic pentameter
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War is presented as...
futile
Easy
Exciting
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what does the rhyme 'cry' and 'sigh' show?
families are fed up
people are suffering everywhere
there is a lot of noise
people are bored
20
how does London compare to Checking Out Me History?
they both explore the power of people
they both use rhyme
they both use similes
they both explore the power of religion
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Why does Agard uses dialect in his poem?
to show the Eurocentric views
to show racism
to reclaim his identity
to make the tone angry
22
What does his poem criticise?
the appearance of the city
people in power
23
how is war presented in the poem?
honourable
easy
pathetic
24
What were Blake’s views of the Bible and religion?
respected the Bible, disliked organised religion
hated religion
extremely religious
only liked Judaism
25
what semantic field is in the poem?
anger
hell
love
religion
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Bayonet Charge is about...
WW1
WW2
Crimean war
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what type of word is 'noble'
adverb
adjective
verb
noun
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what is the technique: into the mouth of Hell
simile
personification
semantic field
metaphor
29
What is propaganda
news about the war
lies
posters
persuasive and biased viewpoints
30
what is plosive sounds?
sounds that are soft like 's'
words with the same endings
words with the same beginnings
harsh sounds like 'p' 't'
31
what is an adverb?
a comparison
a describing word
a word describing a verb or adverb
a doing word
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What war was 'Charge of the Light Brigade' about?
WW2
WW1
Crimean war
War in Afghanistan
33
why does he repeat 'in every'
to emphasise how much suffering there is
to show how many people live there
to make it stand out
to make it interesting
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what type of word is: Charge
imperative verb
adjective
adverb
metaphor
