Them & [uz] (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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Where was Tony Harrison born?
Where was Tony Harrison born?
Leeds
How many words did Harrison recite before T.W. stopped him reading Keats?
How many words did Harrison recite before T.W. stopped him reading Keats?
Four words
What does the two-part structure of the poem represent?
What does the two-part structure of the poem represent?
Past trauma to present defiance
What is caesura in poetry?
What is caesura in poetry?
A deliberate pause within a line
Why does Harrison reference Demosthenes?
Why does Harrison reference Demosthenes?
To parallel his struggle to be heard
Which role was Harrison cast in for a school Macbeth production?
Which role was Harrison cast in for a school Macbeth production?
The Drunken Porter
What poetic form does 'Them & [uz]' use throughout?
What poetic form does 'Them & [uz]' use throughout?
Rhyming couplets
What does Harrison extract from his respelling 'Littereerchewer'?
What does Harrison extract from his respelling 'Littereerchewer'?
The word 'chew'
What elitist notion does the poem primarily challenge?
What elitist notion does the poem primarily challenge?
Poetry belongs only to kings/elite
How did the Times newspaper change Harrison's first name?
How did the Times newspaper change Harrison's first name?
Tony to Anthony