Starter quiz
- Which of the following is an example of personification?
- 'The bullet had a dull metallic gleam.'
- 'The bullet swerved to intercept her.' ✓
- 'The bullet exploded into tiny fragments.'
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- Which of the following contains natural imagery?
- "As they approached the City, the noise and traffic gradually increased."
- "... a man in a velveteen coat, drab shorts, half boots and stockings."
- "The flowers that sleep by night, opened their gentle eyes." ✓
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- What is an "orchard"?
- a piece of enclosed land planted with fruit trees ✓
- a large public garden or area of land used for recreation
- a large natural elevation of the earth's surface
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- A pause or a break in a line of verse, often marked by punctuation is called a...
- 'caesura' ✓
- Which of the following is a contextual event for Dharker's 'A Century Later'?
- the shooting of Malala Yousafzai ✓
- the Industrial Revolution
- the arrest of Emmeline Pankhurst
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- What might enjambment symbolise in a poem?
- the ending of something
- the continuation of something ✓
- the static nature of something
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Exit quiz
- What does "bloom" mean?
- to become limp through lack of water
- to grow or develop successfully ✓
- to take pollen from one plant or part of a plant to another
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- Where an image, object, idea or symbol is used to represent something other than its literal meaning then it is said to __________ it.
- symbolise ✓
- signify
- present
- create
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- Which of the following natural images from Dharker's 'A Century L' generally symbolises death?
- "orchard"
- "poppies" ✓
- "bloom"
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- Match the natural image with the symbolism.
- apple⇔knowledge ✓
- bee⇔collaboration ✓
- poppy⇔hope ✓
- Considering ideas and delving into philosophical issues is being...
- literal
- conceptual ✓
- practical
- logical
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- In Dharker's 'A Century Later', which of the following could be reasons for not naming the attackers?
- Dharker likely doesn't know their names
- Dharker likely wants the focus to be on the girls ✓
- Dharker may want to represent how the girls are consumed with rage
- Dharker may want to represent the lack of humanity in the attackers ✓
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Key learning points
- Dharker’s use of natural imagery may connect to the growth of the girls’ resistance and fight against their oppressors.
- The image of the poppy may acknowledge that sacrifices will be made but that there is hope for the girls’ protest.
- The “bullet” may symbolise their failure to not only kill her but also their failure to silence the movement.
- Potentially, the enjambment in the poem links to the continuation of the girls’ fight.
Common misconception
That natural imagery always links to the relationship between humanity and the environment.
Natural imagery can also be used to show that a concept or idea is natural or that it is flourishing.
Keywords
Natural imagery - the use of images of animals, landscapes and nature in a poem
Symbolise - where an image, object, idea or symbol is used to represent something other than its literal meaning
Bloom - to produce flowers; to grow or develop successfully
Personification - attribution of human characteristics to non-human things
Conceptual - considering ideas and delving into philosophical issues
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