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English (Edexcel)
Poetry anthology: first study

Starter quiz

  • What does 'extramarital' mean?
    • something that occurred outside a marriage  ✓
    • something that occurred inside a marriage
    • something that occurred before a marriage
    • something that occurred after a marriage has ended
    • something that occurred instead of a marriage
  • What is a 'cyclical structure'?
    • when a text has a driving structure that pushes the action forward quickly
    • when a text has a structure that tracks events in real-time
    • when a text has an incomplete structure that only tells part of the story
    • when a text has a erratic structure that shifts backwards and forwards in time
    • when a text has a repeating structure that ends by returning to where it began  ✓
  • Why is it important to use tentative language when analysing a poem?
    • because we are certain about why a writer made particular language choices
    • because we are quoting from the poem
    • because we can't be certain about why a writer make particular language choices  ✓
    • because it makes our writing seem more formal and intelligent sounding
    • because it shows we have a good knowledge of what happens in the poem
  • Match each of these parts of a poem to the correct definition.
    • line
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      a single idea or phrase ✓
    • stanza
      ⇔
      a collection of ideas or phrases; a poetic paragraph ✓
    • refrain
      ⇔
      a repeated part of a poem, like a chorus ✓
    • volta
      ⇔
      the point in a poem where the mood or emotive tone changes ✓
  • The period of history that occurred between 1714 and 1830 was known as the __________ era.
    • Edwardian
    • Georgian  ✓
    • Elizabethan
    • Victorian
    • Jacobean
  • Complete this sentence: 'Discussing the information associated with a poem is known as ______. This could include the poet's possible influences or the time period in which it was written/set.'
    • 'context' ✓
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