The Romantics (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Quizzes
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In which year did Shelley write 'The Cold Earth Slept Below'?
In which year did Shelley write 'The Cold Earth Slept Below'?
1815
With whom had Shelley recently eloped when he wrote this poem?
With whom had Shelley recently eloped when he wrote this poem?
Mary Godwin
How many stanzas does the poem contain?
How many stanzas does the poem contain?
Four stanzas
What is the rhyme scheme used in each stanza?
What is the rhyme scheme used in each stanza?
ABCCBDD
What type of metre is primarily used in the poem?
What type of metre is primarily used in the poem?
Iambic
What literary device is used in 'The cold earth slept below'?
What literary device is used in 'The cold earth slept below'?
Personification
In 'The breath of night like death did flow', what device is used?
In 'The breath of night like death did flow', what device is used?
Simile
What does the repetition of 'cold' emphasise?
What does the repetition of 'cold' emphasise?
A melancholic atmosphere
What does the colour 'black' in 'wintry hedge was black' connote?
What does the colour 'black' in 'wintry hedge was black' connote?
Death and decay
How are the elements of nature portrayed in the poem?
How are the elements of nature portrayed in the poem?
Harsh and unrelenting