IGCSE Edexcel English Lit P1 Poetry Revision

In If—, what is the form of the poem?

• Ballad

• Sonnet

• Dramatic monologue

• Didactic poem

In If—, which technique is used to reinforce the conditional nature of the advice?

• Anaphora

• Caesura

• Enjambment

• Metaphor

In Prayer Before Birth, what is the dominant tone of the poem?

• Humorous

• Hopeful

• Desperate and fearful

• Romantic

In Prayer Before Birth, what structural feature increases the urgency of the speaker's pleas?

• Rhyming couplets

• First-person retrospective

• Repetition of 'I am not yet born'

• Chronological progression

In Blessing, the phrase “the skin cracks like a pod” is an example of which language device?

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Irony

In Blessing, what does the poet suggest about water?

• It is a danger

• It is ordinary

• It is a symbol of wealth and joy

• It causes conflict

In Search for My Tongue, what language technique is used in the line “grows back, a stump of a shoot”?

• Juxtaposition

• Oxymoron

• Extended metaphor

• Alliteration

In Search for My Tongue, why does Bhatt include Gujarati script in the poem?

• To show off her heritage

• To alienate the reader

• To visually represent the resurgence of the mother tongue

• To create confusion

In Half-past Two, what narrative technique is used to convey the child’s viewpoint?

• Third-person omniscient

• Objective narration

• Free indirect discourse

• Childlike diction and misused capitalisation

In Half-past Two, what theme is central to the poem?

• Revenge

• Growing up and the perception of time

• War

• Memory loss