On Her Blindness by Adam Thorpe (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Quizzes
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Which famous poet's work does the title 'On Her Blindness' allude to?
Which famous poet's work does the title 'On Her Blindness' allude to?
John Milton
How many stanzas in the poem are couplets?
How many stanzas in the poem are couplets?
22
What poetic form is 'On Her Blindness' written in?
What poetic form is 'On Her Blindness' written in?
Free verse
What simile describes the mother bumping into walls?
What simile describes the mother bumping into walls?
Like a dodgem
What phrase describes how society expects people to bear disabilities stoically?
What phrase describes how society expects people to bear disabilities stoically?
Like a Roman
How are the autumn trees around the hospital described?
How are the autumn trees around the hospital described?
Ablaze with colour
What metaphor describes the speaker's emotional paralysis when his mother confides in him?
What metaphor describes the speaker's emotional paralysis when his mother confides in him?
The locked-in son
What irony appears in the poem's final lines about the mother's death?
What irony appears in the poem's final lines about the mother's death?
She's no more sightless in death
Where did the mother continue to drive unsafely despite her failing vision?
Where did the mother continue to drive unsafely despite her failing vision?
Down the Berkshire lanes
How does the mother describe her blindness to Adam in the Paris restaurant?
How does the mother describe her blindness to Adam in the Paris restaurant?
Living hell