At a Funeral by Dennis Brutus (Grade 12 NSC Matric English HL): Quizzes
📚Quizzes
Practise the questions
10 questions from this quiz
ShowHide
Practise the questions
10 questions from this quiz
Which organisation did Dennis Brutus help establish to fight apartheid in sports?
Which organisation did Dennis Brutus help establish to fight apartheid in sports?
SANROC
What is the rhyme scheme of each stanza in 'At a Funeral'?
What is the rhyme scheme of each stanza in 'At a Funeral'?
aaabab
What profession did Valencia Majombozi qualify for shortly before her death?
What profession did Valencia Majombozi qualify for shortly before her death?
Doctor
What do the opening colours 'black, green & gold' represent in the poem?
What do the opening colours 'black, green & gold' represent in the poem?
ANC flag colours
What does the phrase 'carrion books of birth' refer to in the poem?
What does the phrase 'carrion books of birth' refer to in the poem?
Pass books
What does 'lie down' mean in the final line of the poem?
What does 'lie down' mean in the final line of the poem?
Surrender or give up resistance
How does the tone shift throughout the poem?
How does the tone shift throughout the poem?
Solemn mourning to angry defiance
Which literary device is used when addressing 'all you frustrate ones'?
Which literary device is used when addressing 'all you frustrate ones'?
Apostrophe
At what age did pass books begin controlling black South Africans?
At what age did pass books begin controlling black South Africans?
16
Which is NOT identified as a major theme in the poem?
Which is NOT identified as a major theme in the poem?
Religious redemption