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The Four Great SPM Poems!

The Four Great SPM Poems!

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12th Grade

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Amirah Shokri

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6 Slides • 24 Questions

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The Four Great Poems!

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Which item in stanza 1 symbolises innocence?

1

the flapping curtain

2

the rag doll

3

the letter

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Multiple Choice

What excuse did the mother give when the persona asked her about the cry he heard?

1

It was a gust of rain.

2

It was just a dream.

3

It was nothing at all.

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Multiple Choice

What has woken the persona up?

1

The engine roar.

2

The loud voices.

3

The dream.

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Multiple Choice

Which word suggests that the mother crushed the note?

1

gust

2

flapping

3

crumpled

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Multiple Choice

How do you know that the money box was missing?

1

The shelf was dusty.

2

And only a circle on the dusty shelf

3

There was a circle mark on the shelf.

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Multiple Choice

Which phrase suggests that the persona had planned a devious strategy?

1

"night and morning with my tears"

2

"and into the garden stole"

3

"with soft deceitful wiles"

4

"and my foe beheld it shine"

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Multiple Choice

"My wrath did grow" means that ...

1

his feeling became worst

2

his anger grew

3

he felt extreme sadness

4

he felt horrible

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Multiple Choice

And I sunned it with smiles,

And with soft deceitful wiles.


These two lines convey to the reader

1

The speaker’s way of pretending to be friendly in order to bring their enemy closer.

2

How the sun makes the speaker smile.

3

The speaker’s explanation for his rage.

4

Why the speaker seeks revenge against his friends.

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Multiple Choice

In the end of the poem, what happens to the persona’s foe?

1

The persona and the foe become friends.

2

The persona finds his foe dead on the ground.

3

The persona continues to grow apple trees.

4

The persona finds his foe taking a nap beneath the apple tree.

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Multiple Choice

What does the apple symbolize?

1

The speaker’s foe’s happiness and delight

2

Temptation

3

The persona's anger and resentment

4

The persona’s foe’s interest and curiosity

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Multiple Choice

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In Stanza 1, which line in the poem indicates that the soldiers are marching towards their death?

1

Rode the six hundred

2

Into the valley of death

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Multiple Choice

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In stanza 2, which word means 'made a serious mistake'?

1

dismayed

2

blundered

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Multiple Choice

How many soldiers were in The Light Brigade?

1

700

2

600

3

500

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Multiple Choice

What did the soldiers do when they were attacked heavily?

1

They ran away from the battle

2

They rode bravely to fight the enemies

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Multiple Choice

Why do you think the order was considered a blunder?

1

The soldiers win the battle

2

The soldiers would fight a losing battle

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'Some one had blundered. Who does 'some one' refers to?

1

commander

2

soldier

3

citizen

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Multiple Choice

Why did the grandmother's back become round and hunched?

1

That is the way she is.

2

She is getting old and weak.

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Multiple Choice

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Which line tells you that the poet and her grandmother are from different ethnic background?

1

Her big hand holds mine.

2

White hand in black hand.

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Multiple Choice

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How old was the persona when the photograph was taken?

1

3 years old

2

4 years old

3

5 years old

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Multiple Choice

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Why do you think the grandmother forgot to boil the soup?

1

She was busy.

2

She has become forgetful.

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Multiple Choice

What happened to her grandmother's physical appearance as she aged?

1

She becomes very skinny

2

She becomes small and short

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In stanza 1, which words mean 'open embroidery on white linen'?

1

broderie anglaise

2

pleated skirt

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Multiple Choice

Who are in the photograph?

1

The persona and her mother

2

The persona and her grandmother.

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Multiple Choice

To whom do you think the title of the poem relates to?

1

The persona's grandmother

2

The persona's mother

3

The persona's grandfather

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