Starter quiz
- Which is the best synonym for the word 'uncanny'?
- mysterious ✓
- ordinary
- predictable
- nostalgic
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- Which of the following is the best definition of the verb 'to reunite'?
- to separate angrily
- to meet once more ✓
- to ignore pointedly
- to run away
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- What does it mean to say you have made a valid point?
- presented a forceful argument
- provided evidence for a clear point ✓
- offered a controversial interpretation of a text
- made a statement that relates only slightly to the topic
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- A complex response to literature is one where __________.
- the reader summarises the main details of a text
- the reader explores multiple layers of meaning ✓
- the reader argues forcefully against the writer's message
- the reader focuses on the social and historical context of the text
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- Which of the following words belongs in the following sentence: Causley's relationship with his parents is described evocatively but not precisely. This creates __________ in the poem.
- clarity
- darkness
- ambiguity ✓
- honesty
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- Which of the following is the best synonym for the word 'symbolise'?
- represent ✓
- mimic
- destroy
- recommend
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Exit quiz
- If we say that something is "ethereal" we mean that it is __________.
- delicate and otherworldly ✓
- fragile and mysterious
- radiant and mystical
- ordinary and down to earth
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- Which of the following sentences uses the pluperfect tense?
- She had decided to take a break. ✓
- They will have finished the project by tomorrow.
- He is reading a book.
- We have been waiting for hours.
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- Which of the following are credible connotations of the word Eden?
- paradise ✓
- misery
- apple tree
- temptation ✓
- weakness
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- In Greek mythology, the strip of water dividing the world of the living from the underworld is called the...
- 'River Styx' ✓
- In 'Eden Rock', the parents are beckoning to the speaker. How might you interpret the verb 'beckons'?
- It is both imperious and inviting. ✓
- It is both aggressive and dismissive.
- It is both excitable and dramatic.
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- Which of the following best explains how, in 'Eden Rock', the speaker's mother is presented as angelic?
- the way she stands near her husband
- the way she lays out the picnic
- the way her head seems to glow ✓
- the reference to the dog
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Key learning points
- Causley uses biblical and mythical imagery to suggest his parents are in the afterlife.
- Causley uses ethereal imagery to depict his mother as an angelic figure.
- Causley uses precise sensory imagery to make the moment of reunion seem like a memory.
- Causely uses an ambiguous resolution to leave the nature of the reunion a mystery.
- Effective analysis writing is nuanced because it includes multiple interpretations of the text.
Common misconception
You should decide on one main interpretation of text and focus on that in your analytical writing.
Effective analytical writing often includes multiple interpretations of a text and careful consideration of the wider context.
Keywords
Ethereal - characterised by a delicate, otherworldly, or heavenly quality
Biblical imagery - images that reference bible stories
Sensory imagery - vivid descriptions invoking the five senses
Pluperfect tense - a verb tense which shows that one thing happened before another thing
Nuanced - subtly different aspects or details, often with underlying complexity
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