Prayer before birth Flashcards
1
Q
What is the author’s name
A
Louis MacNeice
2
Q
When was this poem written
A
At the end of WW2
3
Q
What is a quote that is repeatedly said throughout the poem
A
I am not yet born
4
Q
What is the device sky to sing to me
A
Sibilance
5
Q
What is the last line of the poem
A
Otherwise Kill me
6
Q
What is the devices used in Trees talk to me
A
Personification and alliteration
7
Q
What is this poem about
A
And unborn baby saying to us that he has no control over his life and that the world will make him do stuff that he doesn’t want to do
8
Q
What is the way the poem is written
A
It is a dramatic monologue
9
Q
What is the main tone in the poem
A
Worry and depressing
10
Q
What is the structure of the poem
A
Free verse
