Exam Grd 9 Term 1 Flashcards
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List 3 themes of television
Television - an idiot box
Death of imagination
Importance of reading books
List 5 poetic devices in television and give an example for each
Repetition- never, NEVER, NEVER let
Synecdoche- The younger ones had beatrix potter
Personification- It kills imagination dead
Hyperbole - a dozen eyeballs on the floor
Simile- as soft as cheese
What is the genre of television
Didactic poem
List 3 themes of after blenheim
Mans cruelty
Curiosity and a lack if it
Complacency
What is the genre of after blenheim
Ballad
List 8 poetic devices in after blenheim with an example
Refrain - The great victory Alliteration - With wonder-waiting eyes Irony - ‘great victory’ Metonymy - sported on the GREEN Polysyndeton - Large and smooth and round Archaism - quoth, nay, ‘twas Hyperbaton - Which he beside the rivulet Consonance - Little Wilhelmine looks up
What are the 2 themes in old man at the bridge
Pointlessness of war
Compassion
List 5 points on the character of the old man
Old and tired Lonely Loving and protective towards his animals Feels guilty Feels hopeless
Give 3 points on the character of the narrator
Kind
Compassionate
Helpful
List 3 themes of an angel in disguise
Selfishness vs selflessness
Love as a redeemer
Compassion
List 5 points on the character of maggie
Pitiful Innocent Helpless Polite Grateful
List 4 points on the character of joe thompson
Compassionate, intuitive, strong willed, gentle
Give 3 points on Jane thompsons character initially and describe her change
Initially ill tempered, irritable, harsh
Undergoes a change of character and becomes more compassionate
What is the tone of after blenheim
Ironic
What is the tone of television
Pleading and accusatory
Who is the author of an angel in disguise
T.S Arthur
Who is the author of after blenheim
Robert Southey
What is the setting of the old man at the bridge
Near the pontoon bridge above the ebro river
List 3 symbols in the old man at the bridge
Cat represents survivors of wars as they are known to have 9 lives
Pigeons represent peace as they can fly away from war
Goats are scapegoats who bear the brunt of the war, they represent the innocent victims of war
What is the irony in old man at the bridge
It takes place on good friday when jesus was resurrected which is ironic be because on this day, many lives are lost too.
What does the title “Old man at the bridge” symbolize
The final bridge between life and death
What is the narrators attitude towards the old man
He strikes up a conversation with the man and gets to know more about his situation through questions.
How are common men affected during war
They are affected as they bear the brunt of the war and they are helpless, they are forced to leave their homes and leave.
