The Destruction of Sennacherib by Lord Byron

The Destruction of Sennacherib is written by (a)  

The poem is based on a ______________ story.

• Greek

• Biblical

• Roman

• Fairytale

Lord Byron was a ____________ poet.

• Naturalist

• Realist

• Gothic

• Romantic

Typical of Romantic poetry, Byron writes using lots of___________

• repetition

• nature imagery

• similes

• metaphors

The poem is about when the Assyrian army, led by Sennacherib, invaded ___________

• London

• Norwich

• Jerusalem

• Paris

During the poem there is a shift from __________ to _____________.

(a)  

Byron's key message is that humans have (a)   power in the face of higher powers and death.

Which themes are present in The Destruction of Sennacherib? Tick all that apply.

• Death

• Power

• Family

• Religion

What are these examples of 'fold / gold', 'sea / Galilee','chill / still'?

• Rhyming couplets

• Repetition

• Simile

• Alliteration

Byron uses (a)   as part of his comparison of how the army are presented at the beginning and end of the poem.