Tragic figures...poets
Who wrote "The Ballad of Reading Gaol"?
Oscar Wilde
Which is the shortest poem in the booklet?
The Red Wheelbarrow
A key skill in short story is called show...
Don't tell
What are the words used to describe as "A" standard of work:
(A) Excellent
(B) Marvellous
(C) Discerning
Discerning
What is the last line of "Not Waving But Drowning"?
Not Waving But Drowning
Tennyson wrote "Light Brigade" as a result of what battle/war?
Battle of Balaclava, Crimean War
What is the longest poem in the booklet?
Charge of the Light Brigade
Who wrote the first "cliffhanger"?
(A) Charles Darwin
(B) Charles Dickens
(C) Victor Hugo
How many marks is Knowledge Application worth?
9
In Gipsies, what does pilfering mean?
Theft
Who wrote "Do not go gentle into that good night"?
Dylan Thomas
What is the slang word for Romani people (or travellers). It is also the title of one of the poems.
Gipsies (or gypsies)
Simile
What is the descriptor of the B criteria called?
Effective
How do you pronounce "Reading Gaol"
Redding
What did the author of "Jabberwocky" also write?
Alice in Wonderland
Aside from the wheelbarrow, what animal or object is also mentioned in the poem?
White chickens
Personification
What is the name of the second criterion, and how many marks is it worth?
Organisation and development, 8 marks
Which of these poets is Irish: Dylan Thomas, Tennyson or Oscar Wilde?
Oscar Wilde (Irish)
Dylan Thomas (Welsh)
Tennyson (English)
Who wrote "What were they like?" (250 points) and what conflict were they writing about (250 points)
Denise Levertov (250)
Vietnam War (250)
The "sabre" in the Charge of the Light Brigade is an example of what type of aesthetic device?
Symbol
In textual features, which of these is NOT explicitly assessed:
(A) Language choices
(B) Written features
(C) Sentence structure
In Eden Rock, where does the milk come from?
250 points for the correct item, 500 points for the full line.
"An old HP Sauce Bottle"
Correctly write the full name (including title) of the poet who wrote "The Charge of the Light Brigade"
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
State the first word of the first poem of the booklet.
'Twas (Jabberwocky)
How many language features are in the following sentence (and identify them)
"Gwendolyn, as calm as a glass of water, sped across the room - she was a force of nature"
Simile - as calm as a glass of water
Metaphor - she was a force of nature
When attaining a "discerning" result, state one of the words that are used to describe the perspectives created in the story (there are two).
Subtle and complex
Which of these nonsense words is NOT in Jabberwocky?
Gimble
Tulgey
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