Hide and Seek

What is the purpose of the short sentences "Don't breathe. Don't move. Stay dumb." ?

• To create interest
• To suggest panic
• To suggest anger
• To convey the dark tone of the poem

What is the purpose of a caesura in line 1?

• To build tension, allowing the reader to reflect on the sentence
• To suggest excitement 
• To portray the environment
• To emphasise the point

Why does the poet finish on a rhetorical question?

• To convey the child's panic
• To portray that the child has been betrayed by his friends
• To ask the other characters a question
• To engage the reader's thoughts

What is the purpose of enjambement in the poem?

• To suggest racing thoughts of a child
• To create flow 
• To add to the tension in the poem
• To create an irregular rhythm 

Which one of the following is not personification?

• "The darkening garden watches"
• "The bushes hold their breath"
• "Your legs are stiff, the cold bites through your coat"
• "the sun is gone"

What is the technique used in "You mustn't sneeze when they come prowling in."?

• Assonance
• Anthropomorphism 
• Personification
• Sibilance

What is the structure of the poem?

• Free verse
• Dramatic monologue
• Soliloquy
• Didactic poem

Who is the speaker in the poem?

• The boy
• The poet
• Ambiguous
• The girl

What is one of the main themes of the poem?

• Identity
• Loss
• Death
• Isolation

What is the effect of imperatives?

• To suggest urgency
• To emphasise a point
• To engage the reader's thoughts