Michael Dransfield Part 1 - Context, Pas De Deux and Epiderm

Question 1

Michael Dransfield was writing during the 1960s-70s?

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True

Question 2

Are you ready for questions on 'Epiderm'?

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YESHAYS

Question 3

Which is NOT true about Michael Dransfield?

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He was a romantic poet

Question 4

There is a turning point in the poem beginning with which word?

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"Yet" placed on a line by itself

Question 5

The emotive term "marvellous" is used to

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all of the options

Question 6

Do you have your poem open?

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YUP, YUP, DOING IT NOW, YUP

Question 7

Epiderm is about the thrill of the physical and celebrates the sensation of touch!

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true

Question 8

Identify the significant events in the world that influenced Dransfield's poems

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Industrialization and the hippie movement, World War II and the counter-culture movement

Question 9

The varying lengths of the lines & stanzas reveals his thought patterns - love is not easy!

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true - it emphasises his shifting thoughts

Question 10

Which poems have been influenced by the counter culture and the hippie movement?

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Prosperity, Minstrel and Ground Zero

Question 11

"The sun is a seed cast at dawn into the long furrow of history" is an example of?

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Metaphor

Question 12

In "airship skying in crowds and blankets pillowslip of serialised flesh" the metaphors

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highlights how sensation makes us feel overjoyed and comfort

Question 13

The counter culture movement refers to?

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A culture whose values & behavior differ from main society, Criticism or rejection of currently powerful institutions

Question 14

Dransfield is part of the Black Mountain Poets and was influenced by the counterculture...

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we can see this in both the themes and his style & form

Question 15

The lack of punctuation in this poem can establish how

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symbolise the unification of two bodies, the persona desires the physical experience to last forever

Question 16

What is the definition of 'avant-garde' ?

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Experimenting with new styles and forms

Question 17

The poet states that skin and the sensation of touch DOES NOT protect us from?

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other factors that influence our emotions

Question 18

'Pas De Deux' is a poem about...

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a man waking up one morning next to the person he loves

Question 19

Both 'Pas De Deux' and 'Epiderm' are about we as humans are simple creatures...

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False

Question 20

Throughout the 1960s, many young people became disillusioned by what they perceived to be the

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shallowness and materialism of contemporary society

Question 21

Which quote DOES NOT show that love is complex?

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"how the first light makes gold her hair"

Question 22

The poem 'Pas De Deux' begins with which quote?

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"Morning ought not to be complex"

Question 23

"I like to touch your skin to feel your body against mine." This quote shows...

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That all the persona cares about is the physical

Question 24

"first light makes gold her hair" is an example of?

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both answers

Question 25

Australians became divided over the issue of conscription and Aust's involvement in the war

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True

Question 26

"two islets in an atoll of each other". The words 'islet' and 'atoll' refers to

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two different islands - it symbolises the two bodies

Question 27

'Pas De Deux' means a ballet dance usually for one

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false

Question 28

Which of the following is true about Black Mountain Poets

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promoted a nontraditional poetics, driven by the natural patterns of breath, a group of mid 20th century avant-garde or postmodern poets, open-form approach to poetic composition

Question 29

"canopy of nerve ends/ marvellous tent" is an example of

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metaphor and emotive language

Michael Dransfield Part 1 - Context, Pas De Deux and Epiderm

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