The Slave Dealer by Thomas Pringle (Grade 12 NSC Matric English FAL): Quizzes
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When was Thomas Pringle born?
When was Thomas Pringle born?
5th January 1789
What was Thomas Pringle known as?
What was Thomas Pringle known as?
Father of South African Poetry
What is the rhyme scheme pattern of the poem?
What is the rhyme scheme pattern of the poem?
ABABAB; CDCDCD; EFEFEF
How many stanzas does 'The Slave Dealer' have?
How many stanzas does 'The Slave Dealer' have?
8 stanzas
What does the blood imagery represent?
What does the blood imagery represent?
Guilt & responsibility for deaths
What does the colloquial term 'o'er' mean?
What does the colloquial term 'o'er' mean?
Over and over
How did Pringle die and at what age?
How did Pringle die and at what age?
Tuberculosis at 45
What does the mother-son relationship emphasize?
What does the mother-son relationship emphasize?
Depth of his moral fall
What does 'hot fever in his blood' suggest?
What does 'hot fever in his blood' suggest?
Anger and agitation
In the final stanza, what can't the dealer do?
In the final stanza, what can't the dealer do?
Meet God's eyes