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"An iron authority against the snow" is an example of...?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Anaphora

• Personificaion

What is this poem mourning? (Select all that apply)

• A way of life

• The death of a factory

• The end of industrialisation

• The end of mechanical labour

How would you describe the tone of the poem? (Select all that apply).

• Elegiac

• Jubilant

• Angry

• Mournful

• Sombre

What colour is the factory?

• black

• blue

• grey

• white

What's inside the factory? (Select all that apply)

• abandoned giant machinery

• tractors

• children

• large, rusty, disused equipment

When a line of poetry runs from one line to the next without any end-stopping punctuation marks, it is called...?

• caesura

• enjambment

• anaphora

• truncated

What key ideas are prevalent in this poem? (Select all that apply)

• hardship and decay

• neglect and disuse

• protest and resistance

• struggle and strife

The abstract (a)   ‘authority’ implies that the fence is itself a kind of powerful entity, which in present times still serves to keep trespassers out of the grounds.

The 'grey monument' stands in direct contrast to the whiteness of the ‘ (a)   ’, which creates a cold, wintry atmosphere and perhaps symbolises the peace and purity of nature that is juxtaposed with the unnatural and manmade ‘iron’ structure.

Which quotes contribute to the portrayal of the exterior of the factory as sinister? (Select all that apply)

• 'decay of dignity'

• ‘chained’ gates

• ‘barbed-wire fence’

• 'rusted gears'