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Analysing 'Winter Swans'

Quiz by Oak National Academy: GCSE English AQA

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  • Q1
    In 'Winter Swans', the couple are ...
    grieving after the death of a loved one.
    spending time together before their wedding the next day.
    on a first date.
    experiencing trouble in their relationship.
    happy because they have just found out they're expecting a baby.
    30s
  • Q2
    In the middle of 'Winter Swans', Sheers uses a __________ to indicate a shift in the emotional tone (mood).
    anecdote
    volta
    rhetorical question
    allegory
    ellipsis
    30s
  • Q3
    Which of these is an example of personification?
    Crunchy orange leaves fluttered down from the trees like confetti.
    The trees towered over the tiny fox.
    The trees stretched their bony branches towards the sun.
    30s
  • Q4
    Complete the missing word in this quote from 'Winter Swans': "we skirted the lake, silent and apart, until the ______ came and stopped us"
    Users enter free text
    Type an Answer
    30s
  • Q5
    How many stanzas does 'Winter Swans' have?
    5
    6
    4
    8
    7
    30s
  • Q6
    Which language technique occurs in the final stanza of the poem 'Winter Swans'? ("and folded one over the other, like a pair of wings settling after flight")
    a simile
    a rhetorical question
    personification
    alliteration
    a metaphor
    30s

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