To My Brother by Vera Brittain (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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When did Brittain write this poem in relation to her brother Edward's death?
When did Brittain write this poem in relation to her brother Edward's death?
Four days before his death
What role did Vera Brittain serve in during WWI?
What role did Vera Brittain serve in during WWI?
Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) nurse
When and where did Edward win his Military Cross?
When and where did Edward win his Military Cross?
First day of Battle of the Somme, 1916
What is the rhyme scheme of this Petrarchan sonnet?
What is the rhyme scheme of this Petrarchan sonnet?
ABBAABBA CDCDCD
What meter does Brittain use instead of traditional iambic pentameter?
What meter does Brittain use instead of traditional iambic pentameter?
Iambic tetrameter (four beats per line)
How many times does the phrase 'Two years ago' appear in the poem?
How many times does the phrase 'Two years ago' appear in the poem?
Three times
What is the poem's central extended metaphor?
What is the poem's central extended metaphor?
Battle-wounds as scars upon the heart
Which contrasting imagery types does Brittain use throughout the poem?
Which contrasting imagery types does Brittain use throughout the poem?
Light (silver Cross, sun) vs dark (guns)
Which phrase demonstrates sibilance in the poem?
Which phrase demonstrates sibilance in the poem?
'shrapnel...silver...sun'
What claim does Brittain's VAD perspective make about women's war experience?
What claim does Brittain's VAD perspective make about women's war experience?
Emotional wounds equal physical ones