The Four Great SPM Poems!

The Four Great Poems!

Multiple Choice

Which item in stanza 1 symbolises innocence?

• the flapping curtain

• the rag doll

• the letter

Multiple Choice

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

• It was a gust of rain.

• It was just a dream.

• It was nothing at all.

Multiple Choice

What has woken the persona up?

• The engine roar.

• The loud voices.

• The dream.

Multiple Choice

Which word suggests that the mother crushed the note?

• gust

• flapping

• crumpled

Multiple Choice

How do you know that the money box was missing?

• The shelf was dusty.

• And only a circle on the dusty shelf

• There was a circle mark on the shelf.

Multiple Choice

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

• "night and morning with my tears"

• "and into the garden stole"

• "with soft deceitful wiles"

• "and my foe beheld it shine"

Multiple Choice

"My wrath did grow" means that ...

• his feeling became worst

• his anger grew

• he felt extreme sadness

• he felt horrible

Multiple Choice

And I sunned it with smiles,

And with soft deceitful wiles.

These two lines convey to the reader

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

• How the sun makes the speaker smile.

• The speaker’s explanation for his rage.

• Why the speaker seeks revenge against his friends.

Multiple Choice

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

• The persona and the foe become friends.

• The persona finds his foe dead on the ground.

• The persona continues to grow apple trees.

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

Multiple Choice

What does the apple symbolize?

• The speaker’s foe’s happiness and delight

• Temptation

• The persona's anger and resentment

• The persona’s foe’s interest and curiosity

Multiple Choice

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

• Rode the six hundred

• Into the valley of death

Multiple Choice

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

• dismayed

• blundered

Multiple Choice

How many soldiers were in The Light Brigade?

• 700

• 600

• 500

Multiple Choice

What did the soldiers do when they were attacked heavily?

• They ran away from the battle

• They rode bravely to fight the enemies

Multiple Choice

Why do you think the order was considered a blunder?

• The soldiers win the battle

• The soldiers would fight a losing battle

Multiple Choice

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

• commander

• soldier

• citizen

Multiple Choice

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

• That is the way she is.

• She is getting old and weak.

Multiple Choice

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

• Her big hand holds mine.

• White hand in black hand.

Multiple Choice

How old was the persona when the photograph was taken?

• 3 years old

• 4 years old

• 5 years old

Multiple Choice

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

• She was busy.

• She has become forgetful.

Multiple Choice

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

• She becomes very skinny

• She becomes small and short

Multiple Choice

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

• broderie anglaise

• pleated skirt

Multiple Choice

Who are in the photograph?

• The persona and her mother

• The persona and her grandmother.

Multiple Choice

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

• The persona's grandmother

• The persona's mother

• The persona's grandfather