Writing about 'the sonnet-ballad' | Exit Quiz | Oak National Academy

From whose perspective is the poem written?

• the Armed Forces.

• the man going to war.

• the mother of the young woman.

• the young woman whose lover has been sent to war.

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When we answer a question about a poem, what do we need to do first?

• Use a quote immediately.

• Write an opening statement about how a poet has done something.

• Write an opening statement about what the poet has done.

• Write an opening statement about why the poet has done something.

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How has death been presented in the poem?

• death has been presented as powerful

• death has been presented as sad

• death has been presented as scary

• death has been presented as strange

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Why did Brooks present death as powerful and transformative?

• because it made the poem more interesting.

• to highlight how scary death can be.

• to highlight the fact that death affects everyone in the same way no matter where they are from or who they are.

• to scare her readers.

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Why did Brooks call her poem a 'sonnet-ballad.'

• because she could not think of another name.

• because the poem is a combination of the sonnet and ballad form of poetry.

• because the poem rhymes.

• that's the name of the man she is talking about.

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