League of Lexicon
Define 'Ambivalent'
Having mixed feelings
What does the speaker imagine while sitting quietly in A Constable Calls?
A jail cell
What line is repeated at the end of each stanza of September 1913?
"Romantic Ireland’s dead and gone, It’s with O’Leary in the grave."
What dramatic technique is used when a character speaks their thoughts aloud while alone on stage?
Soliloquy
Which area of Paper 1 features prompts such as diary entries, talks, podcasts, letters to the editor...
Question B
Define 'Ubiquitous'
Present everywhere
What object is described as “heating in sunlight” near the beginning of the poem 'A Constable Calls'?
The bicycle handlegrips
In September 1913, what image shows Yeats' hatred for the middle class?
“fumbling in a greasy till”.
What does Lady Macbeth famously try to "wash off", and what does it represent?
She tries to wash off imaginary blood, representing her immense guilt
How many marks are awarded for the personal essay (composing task) on Paper 1?
100 marks
Define 'Gregarious'
fond of company; sociable.
What simile is used in Mossbawn to describe the presence of love in the home?
"And here is love like a tinsmith’s scoop
sunk past its gleam in the meal-bin."
In Under Ben Bulben, Yeats mentions a famous Renaissance artist who left "proof" of his genius on the Sistine Chapel roof. Who is he?
Michael Angelo (Michelangelo)
What is pathetic fallacy?
The attribution of human feelings and responses to inanimate things or animals.
How many modes of comparison will feature on Paper 2?
All three (you have likely studied two)
Define 'Cacophony'
a harsh mixture of sounds
Because of the weather, what does the father "take the chance to do" when Heaney calls him in "A Call"?
"The weather here's so good he took the chance/ To do a bit of weeding"
What year was Yeats born? (Correct within 8 years)
1865
Who arouses suspicion by fleeing the country after Duncan's death?
Malcolm and Donalbain (his sons)
How much time do you have to complete Paper 2?
3 hours 20 minutes
Define 'Quixotic'
extremely idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.
What year did Heaney pass away? (Correct within 3 years)
2013
In Easter 1916, Yeats refers to one man as a "vainglorious lout". Who was this man, and who was the woman he "wronged"?
Major John MacBride; he was the estranged husband of Maud Gonne (Yeats's love interest).
Finish the quote from A5S5, "Out, out, brief candle!
Life’s but a....
walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury
Signifying nothing."
How many marks are awarded for language (including vocabulary usage) in the PCLM making scheme?
30%