Genetics by Sinéad Morrissey (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Quizzes
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What poetic form is 'Genetics' written in?
What poetic form is 'Genetics' written in?
Villanelle
What is the rhyme scheme of 'Genetics'?
What is the rhyme scheme of 'Genetics'?
ABA ABA ABA ABA ABA ABAA
What do the speaker's hands represent as a central metaphor?
What do the speaker's hands represent as a central metaphor?
Physical & emotional inheritance
How is the speaker's tone described?
How is the speaker's tone described?
Introspective and affectionate
What effect do consonance and sibilance create?
What effect do consonance and sibilance create?
Musical and soothing effect
Where have the speaker's parents moved to?
Where have the speaker's parents moved to?
Separate lands/hemispheres
What does shaping a chapel with hands symbolise?
What does shaping a chapel with hands symbolise?
Unity of parents' marriage
What does the speaker call their body in line 14?
What does the speaker call their body in line 14?
Their marriage register
Why is repetition important in this poem?
Why is repetition important in this poem?
Key feature of villanelle form
What does the speaker desire in the final stanza?
What does the speaker desire in the final stanza?
To continue the cycle of inheritance