To John Donne by Michael Symmons Roberts (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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What is the structural form used throughout the poem?
What is the structural form used throughout the poem?
Tercets (three-line stanzas)
Which John Donne work does Roberts directly reference and subvert?
Which John Donne work does Roberts directly reference and subvert?
'To His Mistress Going to Bed'
What is the poem's central extended metaphor for the human body?
What is the poem's central extended metaphor for the human body?
Colonised land being mapped & claimed
What contrasting phrase opposes 'mystic book' in describing the woman's body?
What contrasting phrase opposes 'mystic book' in describing the woman's body?
'textbook of disease'
What do the letters TTA and GAG represent at the poem's end?
What do the letters TTA and GAG represent at the poem's end?
DNA nucleotide base codes
Who is quoted in the epigraph regarding gene patenting concerns?
Who is quoted in the epigraph regarding gene patenting concerns?
Sir John Sulston
Why does Roberts use parody of Donne's work?
Why does Roberts use parody of Donne's work?
To highlight how body relationships changed
Which natural images appear in the poem's middle section (lines 27-35)?
Which natural images appear in the poem's middle section (lines 27-35)?
Crab apple, silver birch, collar doves
Where does the poem's tonal shift from despair to hope begin?
Where does the poem's tonal shift from despair to hope begin?
Around lines 27-35
How many lines comprise the entire poem?
How many lines comprise the entire poem?
45 lines