The Long Queen (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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In which collection does 'The Long Queen' appear as the opening poem?
In which collection does 'The Long Queen' appear as the opening poem?
Feminine Gospels (2002)
How long did Queen Elizabeth I reign according to the poem's historical context?
How long did Queen Elizabeth I reign according to the poem's historical context?
45 years (1558-1603)
What structural form does 'The Long Queen' follow?
What structural form does 'The Long Queen' follow?
Seven stanzas, each with six lines
Who or what does the Queen take as her 'husband' in the poem?
Who or what does the Queen take as her 'husband' in the poem?
Time (personified and capitalised)
What are the four laws established by the Queen in the poem?
What are the four laws established by the Queen in the poem?
Childhood, Blood, Tears, Childbirth
What poetic technique omits conjunctions in lists like 'girls, spinsters, hags, matrons'?
What poetic technique omits conjunctions in lists like 'girls, spinsters, hags, matrons'?
Asyndeton
What do tears become on the Long Queen's fingers?
What do tears become on the Long Queen's fingers?
Salt pearls
What oxymoron describes childbirth, challenging stereotypical symbols of femininity?
What oxymoron describes childbirth, challenging stereotypical symbols of femininity?
Sore flowers
The rhetorical question 'What was she queen of?' receives what answer?
The rhetorical question 'What was she queen of?' receives what answer?
Women
What is the opening line that establishes the Queen's symbolic immortality?
What is the opening line that establishes the Queen's symbolic immortality?
The Long Queen couldn't die