Understanding the Poem 'The Emigree' | Starter Quiz | Oak National Academy

What's the best definition of conflict?

• a war or physical fight

• a serious disagreement or argument

• a time free from disturbance

Answer explanation

Conflict is the disagreement between two (or more) opposing sides. Conflict can take the form of war and fighting but a single person can also be conflicted between two choices they have to make.

Identify the sentence which uses the first person pronoun.

• I went to the market.

• You went to the market.

• He went to the market.

Answer explanation

Personification can often add emphasis to what is being described, or bring it to life.

What does the word 'identity' mean?

• the qualities that make a person unique or themself

• regarded as perfect or better than in reality

• spread through something

Answer explanation

Your identity if what makes you, you. Writers may explore the them of identity as a big idea in their writing.

What is a tyrant?

• a kind and compassionate leader

• a cruel and oppressive ruler

• someone who wants to overthrow a current leader

Answer explanation

A tyrant is a cruel and oppressive leader who rules with force and fear.

What is 'emigration'?

• to leave one’s own country to settle in another

• to leave your home town to settle in another in the same country

• to live between many places

Answer explanation

To emigrate is to leave one’s own country to settle in another, usually for political reasons but other reasons may include conflict or economic reasons.

What connotations do we often have of the word 'sunlight'?

• happiness

• life

• warmth

• oppression

Answer explanation

We often associate positivity and positive connotations with sunlight.