Understanding 'When We Two Parted'
Quiz by Oak National Academy: GCSE English Edexcel
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- Q1What does illicit mean?illegal or morally unacceptableunderstanding something fullyhas dangerous consequencesdone in secretget information from someone30s
- Q2Complete the sentence: In 'When We Two Parted', the speaker feels __________ and __________ about their illicit relationship.Users sort answers between categoriesSorting30s
- Q3In 'When We Two Parted', Byron repeats the phrase "silence and tears" in both the first and last stanzas. This is an example of...a fragmented structureanaphoraallegorya cyclical structurea chronological structure30s
- Q4It is thought Byron actually wrote 'When We Two Parted' in 1816 however he claimed to have written it in 1808. People believe he made this claim because...he was lying to generate publicity for the poem's release.he was conscripted into the army and sent off to war.he wanted to protect the identity of the person he had the affair with.he waited for his ex-partner to die before spilling the secrets.he couldn't find anyone to publish the poem.30s
- Q5Which of these quotations in 'When We Two Parted' suggest that Byron feels a bitter regret about this illicit affair?Users sort answers between categoriesSorting30s
- Q6Which of these do you not need to include in every analytical paragraph?relevant supporting evidenceidentification of the writer's methodsan inferencea link to contextjustification/development of ideas30s