"Medusa" by Carol Ann Duffy POV/Perspective Review

Which of the following excerpts from the "Medusa" poem BEST shows the perspective of the author?

• "Be terrified."

• "I glanced at a buzzing bee, a dull grey pebble fell to the ground."

• "A suspicion, a doubt, a jealousy grew in my mind..."

• "love gone bad, showed me a Gorgon..."

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Describe the perspective of the narrator in the "Medusa" poem by Carol Ann Duffy.

• Happy and joyous

• nostalgic and regretful

• peaceful and contempt

• angry and betrayed

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Which excerpt BEST demonstrates the main conflict in the poem?

• "... but I know you'll go, betray me, stray from home."

• "... as though my thoughts hissed and spat on my scalp."

• "I stared at a dragon."

• "Look at me now."

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Which of the following excerpts demonstrates first person POV?

• "... and your girls, your girls."

• "Fire spewed from the mouth of a mountain."

• "Are you terrified?"

• "I'm foul-mouthed now, foul-tongued, yellow-fanged."

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Which quote below does NOT demonstrate the feelings of the narrator in the poem?

• "There are bullet tears in my eyes."

• "Fire spewed from the mouth of a mountain."

• "I stared in the mirror. Love gone bad showed me a Gorgon."

• "Wasn't I beautiful? Wasn't I fragrant and young?"

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Which of the following quotes is appropriately embedded and cited?

• The narrator realizes her thoughts are all-consuming when she states, "my thoughts hissed and spat on my scalp" (Duffy 4-5).

• "My thoughts hissed and spat on my scalp" (Duffy 4-5).

• The narrator realizes her thoughts are all-consuming when she states, my thoughts hissed and spat on my scalp (Duffy 4-5)

• The narrator realizes her thoughts are all-consuming when she states, "my thoughts hissed and spat on my scalp."

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Who/what is the poem about?

• Medusa and her curse from the gods

• Medusa and her relationship with a Greek God

• The narrator and her daughter

• The narrator and her cheating husband

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What are some abstract nouns that best serve as the overall theme of the poem?

• Betrayal, rage, heartbreak

• cheating, lying, backstabbing

• joy, hope, peace

• love, loss, and friendship

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What is the motivating factor for the narrator to write this poem?

• Her punishment from the gods

• Her cheating husband betraying her

• Her garden and how beautiful it is

• Her realization that she is growing older and uglier

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Which of the following excerpts provides the strongest sense of imagery?

• "Look at me now."

• "Are you terrified?"

• "I looked at a ginger cat, a house brick shattered a bowl of milk."

• "I stared in the mirror."

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