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Understanding 'Winter Swans' by Owen Sheers

Quiz by Oak National Academy: GCSE English AQA

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6 questions
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  • Q1
    Match up these words to the correct definitions.
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    30s
  • Q2
    As 'Winter Swans' progresses, the mood shifts from despair to ______.
    elation
    joy
    forgiveness
    hope
    anger
    30s
  • Q3
    'Winter Swans' is from a collection called 'Skirrid Hill' which means ______.
    demolished mountain
    rocky mountain
    lonely mountain
    shattered mountain
    enormous mountain
    30s
  • Q4
    A tercet is ______.
    a stanza with three lines
    a stanza with two lines
    a stanza with four lines
    a stanza with six lines
    a stanza with five lines
    30s
  • Q5
    In line 14 of 'Winter Swans', Sheers uses a ______ to shift the mood of the poem and show a turning point for the couple.
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    Type an Answer
    30s
  • Q6
    Starting with the first, put these quotations from 'Winter Swans' in the order they appear in the poem.
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    30s

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