Starter quiz
- What is religious imagery?
- when a story or poem is a reworking of a story from the Bible
- symbols or representations evoking spiritual themes ✓
- when a poem has the same rhyming structure as a prayer
- when the speaker in a text speaks directly to God
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- Which of the words below is a 'verb'?
- songs
- silently
- clasp ✓
- golden
- under
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- Which of the following do we not associate with Romantic poetry?
- subtle commentary or criticisms of societal beliefs
- objective and detached description devoid of emotional expression ✓
- focus on abstract concepts and emotional experiences
- dramatic language
- common themes include love, nature and the supernatural
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- Which of these sentences best sums up the key message of 'Love's Philosophy' by Percy Shelley?
- Nature's elements unite in love, as should souls. ✓
- Fantasies of absent lovers often obscure reality.
- Heartbreak is like grieving after the death of a loved one.
- It is your fault if love is unrequited.
- An illicit affair must also be mourned in secret.
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- What does the word 'disdain' mean?
- related to or proceeding directly from God
- a strong feeling of wanting to have or do something
- a feeling of contempt or scorn for someone or something regarded as unworthy ✓
- to put off or delay an action to a later time
- to diminish the worth or value of something; reduce or take away from
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- Which of these words means 'an idea or notion that is conceptual or theoretical rather than concrete or tangible'?
- apathetic
- ambiguous
- abstract ✓
- abnormal
- antithesis
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