Poetry Week Two Flashcards

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1
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‘so much ………………. on a red wheel barrow’

A

depends

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2
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‘…………… with rain water beside the white chickens’

A

glazed

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3
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Name two things Williams learnt from ‘the old black man’ about his daily routine.

A

Any from the following:
1. He had been a fisherman. 2. He used to tell me how he had to work in the cold in freezing weather, standing ankle deep in cracked ice packing down the fish. 3. He said he didn’t feel cold.

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4
Q

Define ‘exertion’.

A

Physical or mental effort.

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5
Q

Define ‘enjambment’.

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The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.

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6
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Define ‘free verse’.

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Poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular rhythm.

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7
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It’s just a piece of cloth that makes the guts of men grow ……..’

A

bold

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8
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‘You were ……………… to me’

A

sunrise

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9
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What was John Agard taught about in British Guyana?

A

British history and culture

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10
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What does Grace Nichols use as inspiration for her poetry?

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Her Caribbean heritage, folk tales, the tradition oforal storytelling and her move between cultures.

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11
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Define ‘colonisation’.

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The action and process of settling among and establishing control over an indigenous people of an area.

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What does ‘infer’ mean?

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Deduce or work out something from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.

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13
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Define ‘replenish’.

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Restore (a stock or supply) to a former level or condition.

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