Starter quiz
- Words such as "glorious" and "illuminate" create __________ tone.
- an optimistic ✓
- a pessimistic
- a neutral
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- The continuation of a sentence beyond the end of a line, stanza or couplet is known as...
- 'enjambment' ✓
- A pause or a break in a line of verse, often marked by punctuation is a...
- 'caesura' ✓
- Words and ideas which are used to suggest meaning that is not literally true is ______ language.
- 'figurative' ✓
- What does the phrase "his name is mud" suggest about the subject being described?
- They have been disgraced. ✓
- They have been engaged in criminal activity.
- They have been engaged in charitable activity.
- They are environmentally conscious.
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- A volta is...
- the turn of thought or argument in the sonnet form. ✓
- an invented perspective or speaker used by a writer.
- expressing personal emotions or feelings in a poetic, musical way.
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Exit quiz
- A sonnet is...
- a poetic form consisting of 14 lines. ✓
- a poem in the form of a speech or narrative by an imagined person.
- a reflective poem that laments the loss of someone or something.
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- Calling someone 'revolutionary' means they...
- desire dramatic change. ✓
- desire to maintain the status quo.
- desire to have power themselves.
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- In 'England in 1819' Shelley used the metaphor "mud from a __________" to refer to the need for a change in institutional power.
- "muddy spring" ✓
- "polluted spring"
- "fresh spring"
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- The volta in 'England in 1819' offers a turning point because...
- it shows an optimistic tone. ✓
- it shows a pessimistic tone.
- it shows a violent tone.
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- Plosive sounds are made by blocking the flow of air as it leaves the body therefore we might associate them with...
- peacefulness
- satisfaction
- violence ✓
- ambition
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- In 'England in 1819' Shelley may have used euphonic sounds in order to...
- show the pleasing nature of the monarchy
- show the deceptive nature of the monarchy ✓
- show the ambitious nature of the monarchy
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Key learning points
- Shelley may have used figurative language to expose the parasitic nature of the monarchy.
- Shelley could have used plosive sounds throughout the poem to emphasise the suffering of ordinary people.
- Arguably, Shelley’s use of enjambment references the continuation of the people’s suffering.
- Shelley’s non-conformity to the sonnet form may link to his revolutionary call for change.
Common misconception
That enjambment simply creates flow in a poem.
Enjambment usually links to the conceptual continuation of an idea of theme within the poem.
Keywords
Plosive - sounds articulated with an abrupt release of air like "p," "b" or "t"
Figurative language - uses words and ideas to suggest meaning that is not literally true
Euphony - using soft vowels or consonants, to create a pleasing sound
Revolutionary - involving or causing a complete or dramatic change
Sonnet - a poetic form consisting of 14 lines, written in iambic pentameter, typically on the topic of love
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