Envy (OCR GCSE English Literature): Quizzes
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Who did Mary Lamb collaborate with on works for children?
Who did Mary Lamb collaborate with on works for children?
Her brother Charles
Which work did Mary and Charles Lamb create together?
Which work did Mary and Charles Lamb create together?
Tales from Shakespeare
Which literary movement influenced Mary Lamb's use of nature in 'Envy'?
Which literary movement influenced Mary Lamb's use of nature in 'Envy'?
Romanticism
In which year did Mary Lamb's tragic psychotic episode occur?
In which year did Mary Lamb's tragic psychotic episode occur?
1796
What position does 'Envy' hold in the anthology Poetry for Children?
What position does 'Envy' hold in the anthology Poetry for Children?
Opening poem
What does the rose-tree metaphor represent in the poem?
What does the rose-tree metaphor represent in the poem?
Individuals
What does 'It all in vain would fret' use personification to show?
What does 'It all in vain would fret' use personification to show?
Worry is pointless
What does 'Ne'er had seen its own red rose' suggest about envy?
What does 'Ne'er had seen its own red rose' suggest about envy?
Not recognising own beauty
What solution to envy does 'care and culture' suggest?
What solution to envy does 'care and culture' suggest?
Self-cultivation
What rhyme scheme does 'Envy' follow?
What rhyme scheme does 'Envy' follow?
ABABCC
What is the rose tree's function as an extended metaphor throughout?
What is the rose tree's function as an extended metaphor throughout?
People shouldn't change who they are
What is the main theme explored in 'Envy'?
What is the main theme explored in 'Envy'?
Futility of envy & self-acceptance