Poem Overviews 1 Practice Questions Ozymandias © who is speaking for most of the poem? © wnat poetic form does Shelley use? i) © which details tell us about Ozymandias's character? a (2) 2] © what do the words ‘antique land’ in line 1 suggest? (1 @ There is irony in the final line. Explain where you think the irony lies. io} © There are three voices in the poem. Who are they and what is one effect of having this many voices? —_ oon [2] © inwhat way could Ozymandias be said to live on, even though his kingdom has disappeared? © _ who do you think Ozymandias refers to by 'ye Mighty’ (11)? aT AQA GCSE Anthology Revision Guide (1London @© what picture of life in London is presented in the poem? © How would you describe the poet's mood? Choose two from the following: angry uplifted amused hopeful depressed i © the word ‘every is repeated six times over five lines. What is one effect of the repetition of this word? ataaas ass i The poem is tightly structured in terms of rhythm and rhyme. What is one effect of this? — ty [21 (2) © Do you have a sense that Blake blames anyone or anything for the miserable state of London's population? iz — I Blake focuses particularly on the plight of children. Why do you think he does this? What do you understand by the phrase ‘mind-forged manacles’ (8)?Poem Overviews 1 Practice Questions Extract From The Prelude @© what explanation does the boy give for finding the boat? (1) al [2] What is the boy's mood at the start of his trip? How does he navigate the boat? a Pick out one image that suggests he was a strong oarsman. Which line marks a change in the tone of the poem? 0 8 8 8 8 Why does the huge peak seem to grow in size? a) How did the experience affect the boy afterwards? @_ what do you understand by the lines, ‘ But huge and mighty forms, that do not live Like living men,’ (42-43)? (2) rr ‘AQA GCSE Anthology Revision Guide(1) 1) 2] My Last Duchess @ who is the Duke speaking to in the poem? Why is he visiting the Duke? [2] to] =x IM 1) f) 3] a io [2] e098 8 [a]Poem Overviews 2 Practice Questions The Charge of the Light Brigade © what is one effect of the relentless rhythm that the poet uses? When does it change during the poem and why? (3) © why do you think the poet chooses to use the third person for the narrative? © 'nwhat way does Tennyson use language to suggest the dangers the cavalrymen faced? a saaecr i =: O) © Pick out one example of strong repetition in each verse. Explain what effect this technique has on the reader. pi © what do you understand by the lines, ‘Not though the soldier knew/Someone had blundered" (11-12)? u) @ the word ‘wondered’ has two meanings. How do you think those meanings fit in the line ‘All the world wonder‘d’ (31 and line 52)? (1) © Tennyson uses three different images for the valley where the charge took place. Find and list them. fe) 30 AQA GCSE Anthology Revision Guacai) Exposure @ what do we learn about the condition of the soldiers in the first verse? Why does the speaker use the pronouns ‘we’ and ‘our’, rather than ‘I’ and ‘my’? 3 : What is unusual about the speaker's attitude to dawn? What does the ‘wind’s nonchalance' (21) suggest? In the fifth verse the speaker suddenly shifts to a different scene. What is the scene and why does he do this? @ what do you understand by the lines, ‘For God's invincible spring our love is made afraidi/ Therefore, not loath, we lie out here; therefore were born’ (36-37)? © inthe final verse, the speaker thinks about the night to come. What does he think will happen? a) © the phrase ‘but nothing happens’ is repeated four times in the poem. What is one effect of this?Poem Overviews 2 Practice Questions Storm on the Island @ How would you describe the speaker's tone of voice from the words below? Tick the correct answer. calm uncertain cynical nothing angry fearful i © How have the islanders adapted for the storms? © whats the landscape of the island like? (2] [3] a [2] a AQA GCSE Anthology Revision Guidevet Charge e poem starts very abruptly, as if in the middle of a narrative. What is one effect of this? lt aw mment on the poet's use of punctuation in the first verse. How would you describe its effect? 2] hat do you understand by the simile in line 6? _ ns i a (1) 1w does the pace of the poem seem to slow down in the second verse? At what point does 2 action recommence? | ee in ee II ok again at line 1 and the simile in lines 12-14. What do these lines suggest about the pact this experience had on the soldier? See i) hat is your response to the image of the hare in lines 16-187 eee) ng, honour, human dignity, etcetera’ (20). Why are these ‘luxuries’ to the soldier? a eae i py do you think has the poet chosen to write this poem using the third person? sonneemmenvennansans names _ men (1) w does the poet capture the soldier's sense of rising terror in the final verse? a]Poem Overviews 1 Review Questions Ozymandias @ Four people are mentioned in the poem. Who are they? (4) ul (2) © which aspects of Ozymandias are described in lines 9-117 How do lines 12-15 present a contrast with this? — (2) (2) (1) (1) In what ways does a sense of Ozymandias’s character remain, even though his statue is a ruin? ul oe 8 8 8 ‘Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!’ (11) could be read in two contrasting ways. What are they? ® What does the description of the once-great ruler suggest about Shelley's view of power and powerful people? AQA GCSE Anthology Revision Guideyr 4] 2] London The poem contains a list of things the poet hears as he walks through London streets. List four of the things the poet hears. What is the significance of the word ‘charter'd’ repeated in the first two lines? What impact does the poet's use of the personal voice have on the reader? \s it important that the poet focuses on the plight of young people? Explain. One of the poet's intentions was to shock his readers. Pick out one image that fulfils tis purpose. Does Blake offer hope, or a sign of future improvement, in the poem? What does the line ‘Runs in blood down palace walls.’ (12) refer to? Why might it have been relevant to London? In the final two lines, references to ‘new-bor What is Blake suggesting here? The rhyme and rhythm that Blake uses is ballad form, which is a traditional type of song. Why do you think he chooses this form? The words ‘woe’ (4), ‘cry’ (5) and ‘sigh’ (11) contain long, heavy vowel sounds. What is one effect of this? Com a jants' and ‘marriage hearse’ are juxtaposed. [4] a) (1) [2] 1 t) [2] t) a a)Poem Overviews 1 Review Questions Extract from The Prelude @ which poetic form does the poet use? © which structural devices has the poet used to keep the reader moving on through the recount? — fil oo 808 8 8 8 © Why do you think Wordsworth chose to include this particular boyhood memory in ‘The Prelude’?ast Duchess he Duke mimics other voices and creates hypothetical situations in his monologue. What does iis suggest about his character? a (a hat reasons does the Duke give for not speaking to the Duchess directly about her behaviour? 7 seer 2] lentify two occasions when the Duke issues commands to the envoy that are disguised as requests. Z Hee eee Hg] it significant that the monologue ends with the word ‘me!’? Explain. 7 ae eee secsaaes i omment on the significance of the title. What is suggested by the word ‘last’? ia peeeeiet Sresaninset i /hy does the Duke keep the painting behind a curtain? Who has access to the painting? = 7 7 ie 2] | what way does the rhyme scheme conflict with the way that the lines are not end-stopped? /hat might this suggest about the Duke's character and emotions? ae - [2] /hy does the Duke's reference to the statue of Neptune suggest about his character? In what ays does Browning draw readers’ particular attention to these three lines? tas aaa pa (2) Ihy do you think the Duke is able to appreciate the picture of the Duchess as he wasn’t ole to appreciate the reality? What might Browning be suggesting about the relationship etween art and reality?Poem Overviews 3 Practice Questions Remains @ Find two examples of colloquial expressions in the poem @ what meanings does the title of the poem have? How are they relevant to the content of the poem? : ee ee ne — © Who do you think is the speaker speaking to? © Why does the speaker emphasise that ‘all three’ (8) of the soldiers shot at the looter? © What ettects did the soldier's experience have on him when he came home on leave? ey @ ve you think the soldier feels responsible for what happened? Explain. What do you understand by the lines ‘not left for dead in some distant, sun-stunned, sand- smothered land/or six-feet-under in desert sand’ (27-28)? eee eee @ How does the poet's use of tenses contribute to the impact of the soldier's recount? AQA GCSE Anthology Revision Guidees no is the speaking voice in the poem? hy might the mention of poppies at the start of the poem be significant? py does the mother resist the impulse to rub noses with her son? What does this suggest about r emotions? 2] pat do you understand by the simile ‘like a wishbone’ (32)? i w does the speaker remind us of the child that her son once was? 2 yw does the speaker describe her words to her son? What does this suggest about her collection of the moment? (a id two places in the poem where the speaker experiences emotional conflict. Baal)Poem Overviews 3 Practice Questions War Photographer @ what is the image in the first verse? What does it suggest about the photographer's attitude towards his job? How does his homeland offer him a contrast to the places he goes for his job? © what do the lines: now’ (8-8) suggest? AQA GCSE Anthology Revision Guidehat is the mood of the poem? Tick the correct answer. yful sad reflective angry ti per is used as a metaphor in the poem. What things might it represent? macentasones www [MY \e poet contrasts images of strength and permanence against the fragility of paper. Name two ch images from the poem and the concepts they represent. Q) ny does the poet think an architect might prefer paper over ‘brick or / block’? hat do you think the poet means by the phrase ‘a grand design’ (32)? s — - a hy is it important that what an architect makes is ‘a structure/never meant to last’ (33-34)? a _ ew amas a hat materials does the ‘architect’ in the seventh, eighth and ninth verses work with? : z pore - — 1 what ways are the poet's mer Sere eee eee 1e post places the last line on its own, set apart from the verses. Why do you think she does this? acne 11 veral of the types of paper in the poem are used to record measurements. What does this ggest to you?Poem Overviews 2 Review Questions The Charge of the Light Brigade @ why do you think Tennyson chose to portray this military disaster as a triumph of bravery? 1] io) [3] fl [3] 3) (1eee eee eae etter eee eee Exposure 0 In what ways do the meanings of the word in the title of the poem reflect its content? (1 ] @ How does the poet use alliteration and assonance to achieve effects in the first verse? What effects are created? : 7 ere 2] | © what does the poet's use of metre suggest about the emotional state of the soldiers? = a) © what are two effects of the repeated line ‘but nothing happens’? a ~ wosswenese: JY] a | (1) 2 eet ef (2) © knife us’ (1) and ‘nervous’ (4) are half rhymes. Why does the poet use half-rhymes in this poem? es [1 © what is powerful about the phrase, ‘All their eyes are ice.’ (39)?Poem Overviews 2 Review Questions Storm on the Island @ Hows nature presented in the poem? i} © select two phrases where the speaker directly addresses the listener/reader. What is the effect of this conversational tone? 2] How are the islanders presented in the poem? Choose from the following: passive sad brave resigned terrified resilient angry [1] What does the speaker realise in the final line? (1 In what ways does the speaker create a sense of the islander community in the poem? aes ean — if eo 0 8 8 8 The speaker lists several negatives in the poem and is aware of the dangers presented by the storm. Is his overall tone positive or negative? ©® Are wider political connotations suggested by the situation in the poem? What other kinds of ‘empty air’ (18) are we ‘bombarded’ (18) with? i) AQA GCSE Anthology Revision GuideBayonet Charge @ what is the effect of starting the poem with the word, ‘Suddenly’? © How does the language in the third line seem to enact a sense of ‘stumbling’ through mud? What is unusual about the image used to describe the hedge? Which two emotions are juxtaposed at the end of the first verse? Find an example of enjambment that conveys the sense that the soldier ‘almost stopped’ (9) going forwards. What is one effect of juxtaposing nature with the violence of battle? The soldier asks himself a question in the second verse. In your own words, explain what he is questioning at that moment. © what prompts the soldier to continue his forward charge in the third verse? © comment on the poet's use of imagery in the final two lines. @_ in what ways could the poem be described as a description of a recurring traumatic memory? 1] a) t ol iO) a] 1)oy Rea UN The Emigrée @ what might the city symbolise? Explain your answer. ot @ Pick out two images that suggest war or conflict in the second verse, [2] ‘The speaker's memory of the city is described using various images. Choose two and explain their effects. In the third verse, the speaker talks of the city hiding behind her. In what way might she protect the city? 8 Does the speaker believe the bad reports she hears of her home-city? Choose a quotation to support your answer. ‘AQA GCSE Anthology Revision Guide —1] Kamikaze @© what preparations did the pilot make before he started his mission? The phrase ‘must have’ is repeated. What does it tell us about the poem? In the third verse, what does the poet's use of imagery and colour suggest? What did the pilot's father do for a living? © © 0 oe Oo = a $ = 3 e 3 8 a z = g Z 2 = & 3 & x z = g 3 2 4 In what ways did the speaker's family live as though ‘he had never returned’ (39)? @© vo you think the speaker thinks her father was right to abort the mission? a) 1) ui) 1] (1) O) 1)Checking Out Me History @ what is the speaker's tone in the quatrains of the poem? a @ How does the speaker's tone change in the longer, italicised verses? fl © what do the references to fairy stories add to the speaker's view of the history he has been © Name two figures from black history that the speaker admires. How does he express his admiration? © what did those figures from history possess that the speaker, by the end of the poem, is claiming for himself? AQA GCSE Anthology Revision Guide tta) 1] (21 [1] [3] ng (1) oo eX Od lah ed Review Questions Remains @ what were the soldiers told to do at the start? © what do you think the soldier found most shocking about the shooting? (11 © what do you think the soldier means when he says, ‘ Well myself and somebody else and somebody else/are all of the same mind’ (5)? a Oi] © comment on the choice of the word ‘Remains’ as a title for the poem. (1 © How does the poet use verbs to convey the violence of the shooting? [al is eee (1 Does the speaker's sense of responsibility for the killing shift as the poem develops? Identify quotations to support your view. 1 is the soldier suffering from? ___ ~ i) Does the poem invite readers to feel sympathy for the speaker or for his victim? Explain. f2)Poppies @ the speaker says that she ‘was brave! (18). What was she brave about? @ Find two specific words, or phrases, that express the speaker's emotional pain as if it were physical. © Explain what you understand by the simile, ‘the world overflowingylike a treasure chest! (20-21). @ The mother takes care that her son doesn’t feel like the child that for her, he always will be. Why do you think she does this? @ wiry do you think the poet chooses to include references to needlework and embroidery in the poem? AQA GCSE Anthology Revision Guide @ Describe the emotions that you think the speaker is feeling as she leans against the war memorial. a) a] (1 (2) i a a) tl tl aWar Photographer @© what is the effect of comparing the photographer to a priest in the first verse? ee Hee 1 © How does the structure of the poem contribute to what the poet wants to say about the war photographer? eee Scrat ] © How does the war photographer fee! about his job? : Eee ee eal © what does the line, ‘how he sought approvalAvithout words to do what someone must! (16-17) suggest? (1) ‘ (2) © inthe third verse, the images ‘twist’ before the photographer's eyes. What two possible meanings are suggested? iu} — woven Ei] © vo you find the final two lines of the poem positive and uplifting or negative and downbeat? Explain your answer. [2]Poem Overviews 3 Review Questions Tissue What sort of paper begins the speaker's train of thought? = (i What two qualities does she say the paper has? [2] ul In what three ways does the poet suggest the insubstantiality of paper? I i 3 3 2 & | 3 3 3 8 g 8 a é = a 3 & g 3 3 é 2 5 a Fa a 3 3 2 8 In the eighth verse, what does the phrase ‘break through’ and the repeated word ‘through’ suggest about the architect's task? [2] Why do you think the poet chooses to refer to ‘an architect’ as the creator in the seventh, eighth and ninth verses? (1) @ which type of paper contains a criticism of commercialism in society? Find the phrase that suggests this. © How would you describe the attitude of the speaker? Is she optimistic, pessimistic, idealistic, fanciful or something else? Explain your answer. © in what ways are the structure and language of the poem reflective of and indicative of its content? ‘AQA GCSE Anthology Revisionem Overviews 4 Review Questions migrée >w does the speaker retain contact with her home city? See See ere eee ee eee hy is it important to her that she keeps the memory of her city alive? sels ani (1) hy do you think the speaker's language is ‘banned by the state’ (15)? ans fi) hy does the city of her memory have to travel to the speaker? a >w does the poet use repetition to suggest the speaker's feelings about her past? hat is the effect of the repeated word ‘sunlight’ at the end of each verse? ‘plain what you understand by the use of the word ‘dark’ in the third verse. — [t] hy does the speaker imagine her city as a doll in the third verse? [2] /hat do you understand about the speaker's situation in the third verse? [2]er me aU ney Review Questions Kamikaze @ what do we learn about the pilot in the first verse? © 00 you think it is possible the pilot saw fishes from his plane? Why does the speaker imagine he did? pec [2] © what memory does the speaker think the shoals of fish sparked in her grandfather? oa 7 (1) © what is the significance of the speaker's grandfather's job? 7 a - —_ 1 © in what ways did the speaker's father's decision change his and the family's life forever? . Hee Ha © inwhat way are the fishing boats that the speaker's father might have seen connected to his decision to abort his mission? = (1) @ why do you think the poet chooses imagery of colour and light to describe the fish in the sea and the catch in the third and fifth verses? ns - (1) © what is the effect of the final, short sentence? Ee (1) © The poet uses italics to show the speaker's direct speech. What is the effect of this in the poem? AQA GCSE Anthology Revision GuideChecking Out Me History @ what are the main themes of the poem? a (3) @ How does the poet show the contrast between ‘white’ and ‘black’ history through the structure of the poem? z =a a - (1) © why does the poet choose to use no punctuation in the poem? a © what is one effect of the repetition of ‘dem tell me’? © which nursery rhyme is referred to in the poem? _ _ — © who was Mary Seacole? Which famous person does the poet compare her to? (2 z a — mens ET © Name two folk history figures that the speaker references. What are the effects of including these figures? z suet eee 2] © why does the poet choose to use non-standard English in the poem? a © which ines tell you that the speaker is taking back power over his own identity? ol i]