Starter quiz
- Having an optimistic attitude means ...
- feeling positive. ✓
- feeling negative.
- feeling ambivalent.
- feeling apathetic.
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- Which of the following is an accurate summary of the use of extended metaphor in Robinson's 'A Portable Paradise'?
- The extended metaphor reflects the continual presence of our heritage. ✓
- The extended metaphor reflects the damage humanity has done to the environment.
- The extended metaphor reflects the oppressive nature of authority.
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- In terms of colour imagery, white might represent ...
- purity ✓
- creativity
- emptiness ✓
- nurture
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- Enjambment is the ...
- repetition of sounds at the start of close together words.
- use of words or figurative language to create vivid pictures.
- continuation of a sentence beyond the end of a line of poetry. ✓
- turn of thought or argument in the sonnet form.
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- A hovel is a ...
- small, wretched, and often dirty house. ✓
- small, organised, and generally minimalist house.
- small, clean house often used as a showroom.
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- Which poems from the Worlds and Lives poetry anthology consider the themes family and identity?
- 'A Wider View' ✓
- 'A Century Later'
- 'Homing' ✓
- 'Shall earth no more inspire thee'
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Exit quiz
- Which of the following words does Robinson use to describe “paradise” in ‘A Portable Paradise’?
- "fresh" ✓
- "white" ✓
- "pure"
- "heaven"
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- Something inspiring happiness, optimism, or hope can be described as ...
- 'uplifting' ✓
- A rousing or uplifting song identified with a particular group, body, or cause is an ...
- 'anthem' ✓
- Which structural device does Robinson use in ‘A Portable Paradise’ to create the sense of continuation?
- caesura
- enjambment ✓
- repetition
- end-stopping
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- In ‘A Portable Paradise’, by using words such as “trace” and “smell”, the grandmother is using ...
- 'commands' ✓
- Line 11 of ‘A Portable Paradise’ uses __________ sounds in order to perhaps reflect the seemingly inescapable struggle of life.
- plosive
- euphonic
- sibilant ✓
- mellifluous
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Key learning points
- Robinson uses sibilant and plosive sounds to reflect the seemingly inescapable adversity the speaker faces.
- The colour and sensory imagery around the speaker’s “paradise” implies that it brings hope and peace to the speaker.
- The voice of the grandmother arguably reflects the impact of family on identity.
- The structure of the poem reflects the continual presence of the speaker’s heritage.
Common misconception
That descriptions of colours are only there to provide a visual aid.
Colour symbolism is deeply important to the meaning of the poem as well.
Keywords
Optimistic - hoping or believing that good things will happen in the future
Adversity - a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
Anthem - a rousing or uplifting song identified with a particular group, body, or cause
Uplifting - inspiring happiness, optimism, or hope
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