Please Hold by Ciaran O'Driscoll (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Quizzes
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What form does 'Please Hold' take, and how many stanzas does it have?
What form does 'Please Hold' take, and how many stanzas does it have?
Free verse with two stanzas
Which poetic device is described as 'key' for emphasizing monotony in the poem?
Which poetic device is described as 'key' for emphasizing monotony in the poem?
Repetition
What does the wife's repeated phrase 'This is the future' suggest?
What does the wife's repeated phrase 'This is the future' suggest?
Resigned acceptance of impersonal tech
How does the poem use satire to critique modern technology?
How does the poem use satire to critique modern technology?
Through robot's enthusiastic responses
According to the theme of dehumanisation, what does technology reduce individuals to?
According to the theme of dehumanisation, what does technology reduce individuals to?
Mere numbers in a system
What irony is present when the robot claims the call is 'free of charge'?
What irony is present when the robot claims the call is 'free of charge'?
The speaker is actually paying for it
What does the repetition of 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik' symbolize?
What does the repetition of 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik' symbolize?
Grating monotony of the hold music
What do the final lines 'Please grow old. Please grow cold' symbolize?
What do the final lines 'Please grow old. Please grow cold' symbolize?
Tech wasting time and life
What happens when the speaker screams 'Agent!' in the poem?
What happens when the speaker screams 'Agent!' in the poem?
They are cut off
What limited options does the robot repeatedly offer the speaker?
What limited options does the robot repeatedly offer the speaker?
Yes, No, Repeat or Menu