The Jewellery Maker (AQA GCSE English Literature): Quizzes
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Who wrote 'The Jewellery Maker'?
Who wrote 'The Jewellery Maker'?
Louisa Adjoa Parker
What is Louisa Adjoa Parker's heritage?
What is Louisa Adjoa Parker's heritage?
Ghanaian and English
What simile describes how the jewellery maker arranges his tools?
What simile describes how the jewellery maker arranges his tools?
The way a surgeon might
What does the surgeon simile suggest about the jewellery maker's work?
What does the surgeon simile suggest about the jewellery maker's work?
His precision and skill
Which imagery describes the jewellery created?
Which imagery describes the jewellery created?
Butterflies, flowers, silvery moons
What jewellery does the maker's wife wear?
What jewellery does the maker's wife wear?
A plain gold band, worn thin
What do the gold butterflies symbolise?
What do the gold butterflies symbolise?
Beauty, transformation, fleetingness
What poetic form is 'The Jewellery Maker' written in?
What poetic form is 'The Jewellery Maker' written in?
Free verse
Why is free verse used in the poem?
Why is free verse used in the poem?
To mirror the organic, creative process
What does the single stanza structure reflect?
What does the single stanza structure reflect?
Steady, uninterrupted nature of work
What is the tone towards the jewellery maker?
What is the tone towards the jewellery maker?
Respectful and celebratory
What does imagining the wearers symbolise?
What does imagining the wearers symbolise?
Separation between creator & consumer
What main contrast does the poem highlight?
What main contrast does the poem highlight?
Simplicity of life vs. luxury he crafts