Nettles by Vernon Scannell

Vernon Scannell served in the Second World War

• True

• False

He deserted twice because...

• he didn't believe in the cause

• he was repulsed by terrible experiences and sights he witnessed

• He was homesick

How many children does Scannell have?

• 5

• 1

• 4

• 6 - but 2 died at a young age

"regiment of spite" uses which language technique?

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Imagery

"not a nettle" uses which language technique?

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Assonance

• Sibilance

The following words are examples of what type of imagery?

"Spears", "regiment", "parade", "fallen dead", "recruits"

• Military Imagery

• Domestic Imagery

• Natural Imagery

The poem seems to reveal that the poet...

• tends to overreact to little things

• really hates nettles

• has not recovered from his experiences during the war

• thinks his son is a crybaby

Which line tells us that the father feels he cannot really protect his son from the dangers of the world?

• my son aged three fell in the nettle bed

• The boy came seeking comfort

• My son would often feel the sharp wounds again

• We soothed him till his pain was not so raw

'Bed' seemed a curious name for those green spears

This line considers the ……... of the name 'nettle bed'

• Ambiguity

• Irony

• elegance

• appropriateness

How old is the boy?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5