Post-1900 Poetry Anthology (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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What does the French title 'A Quoi Bon Dire' translate to in English?
What does the French title 'A Quoi Bon Dire' translate to in English?
What's the good or What's the point
What is the form of the poem?
What is the form of the poem?
Quatrain - three four-line stanzas
What rhyme scheme does the third stanza follow?
What rhyme scheme does the third stanza follow?
EFEFF
What meter does the poem use throughout?
What meter does the poem use throughout?
Iambic tetrameter
How many years ago did the loved one say something resembling goodbye?
How many years ago did the loved one say something resembling goodbye?
Seventeen years
What parallel exists between stanzas one and two?
What parallel exists between stanzas one and two?
Everyone thinks loved one dead vs old
What intimate gesture appears in the final line?
What intimate gesture appears in the final line?
Tossing someone's hair
What were Charlotte Mew's life dates?
What were Charlotte Mew's life dates?
1869-1928
When was Mew's first poetry collection 'The Farmer's Bride' published?
When was Mew's first poetry collection 'The Farmer's Bride' published?
1916
What effect does sibilance create in the poem?
What effect does sibilance create in the poem?
Slow, calm rhythm with positive recall