November
Who is being taken to the hospital ward?
John's grandmother
A white flag is usually a symbol of what?
Surrender
Explain what is referred to in:
ring of white unweathered skin
A recently removed wedding ring.
What inspired Armitage to write “Resistance”?
The war in Ukraine.
Provide a sentence that uses 2nd person perspective.
A sentence using 'you' to address the audience.
Teacher discretion.
According to the poem, what is their purpose of going to the aged care centre?
To leave her there to die.
Where are the Twin Towers?
New York
What sort of tone does the list format suggest?
A cold, factual tone — like an evidence report.
What does the woman give the soldier?
Sunflower seeds
c__z__a?
caezura
What does the speaker do after leaving the hospital?
Drink alcohol
What 2 things is the persona reminded of by the bird flying by?
How high up he is.
Freedom.
Why is the title “About His Person” significant?
It’s a phrase used in police reports, suggesting mystery or crime.
What does “let bullets be birds” mean?
A wish for peace instead of violence.
What is enjambment?
When a line in a poem continues onto the next line without a break or pause.
What does the title “November” symbolise?
The end of life, like autumn before winter.
What is the effect of using second person perspective in this poem?
Makes the reader feel like they need to help.
Makes the reader feel frustrated that they couldn't help.
How much money was found on the body?
Five pounds fifty
What does 'pranged' mean?
Smashed in, or demolished.
Repetition of a phrase in consecutive stanzas.
Anaphora
Explain the 'twilight zone'
An in-between or liminal moment.
A strange time between sunset and night.
Name 4 emotions the persona is feeling.
Frustration, impatience, resilience, fear, being bullied, scared, ignored, fatigued/tired, drowning
Explain what had most likely happened to the persona who is dead. Include 4 objects that were found.
Teacher discretion.
What does “false news is news with the pity edited out” mean?
Media can hide the human suffering behind war.
Name and spell the technique that imitates the sound it describes.
Onomatopoeia