Inheritance (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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Which Welsh poet is Sheers' collection 'Skirrid Hill' designated 'After'?
Which Welsh poet is Sheers' collection 'Skirrid Hill' designated 'After'?
R.S. Thomas
How many lines are in each of the three stanzas of 'Inheritance'?
How many lines are in each of the three stanzas of 'Inheritance'?
7 lines, 7 lines, 6 lines
What metaphor describes the stammer inherited from Sheers' father?
What metaphor describes the stammer inherited from Sheers' father?
A stick in the spokes
Which trait is NOT listed as inherited from Sheers' father?
Which trait is NOT listed as inherited from Sheers' father?
Storytelling ability
What does the note identify as the most valuable inheritance from Sheers' mother?
What does the note identify as the most valuable inheritance from Sheers' mother?
Turning fact into fable
What does the metalworking metaphor 'red hot' but 'cooled dark at its sides' represent?
What does the metalworking metaphor 'red hot' but 'cooled dark at its sides' represent?
Enduring love with passionate core
Which sound techniques recreate the physical sensation of stammering in stanza one?
Which sound techniques recreate the physical sensation of stammering in stanza one?
Sibilance and plosive consonants
What does the internal rhyme of 'bones' and 'stone' suggest?
What does the internal rhyme of 'bones' and 'stone' suggest?
Body & Welsh land are connected
How is Welsh identity positioned in the poem?
How is Welsh identity positioned in the poem?
As a fundamental inheritance
What does the equal 7-line structure for each parent's stanza symbolise?
What does the equal 7-line structure for each parent's stanza symbolise?
Neither gender dominates