Lesson 4.2.2.20
4.2.2.20 Selected Poems 2013 Edition by Tony Harrison Quiz: AQA English Literature, Unit 2
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The 20 questions
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Which city is most closely associated with Tony Harrison's poetry, and where he grew up?
- Bradford
- Manchester
- Leeds
- Sheffield
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Which poetic form does Harrison use in his celebrated sonnet sequence V.?
- The villanelle
- The ballad
- The sonnet
- The sestina
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What event triggers Tony Harrison's reflection on class in the poem V.?
- A football match
- A factory strike
- A family funeral
- Grave vandalism
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Which two linguistic registers does Tony Harrison famously blend in his poetry?
- Slang and jargon
- French and Latin
- Archaic English
- Dialect and classics
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Which issue forms a central theme across much of Tony Harrison's poetry?
- Class division
- Medieval romance
- Environmental collapse
- Religious devotion
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What poetic form does Harrison frequently use to contain raw, colloquial speech?
- Free verse
- Epic poetry
- The sonnet
- The ballad
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What feeling does elite education create for Harrison regarding his roots?
- Complete indifference
- Social alienation
- Financial failure
- Total harmony
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Why does Harrison use formal poetic structure to address grave vandalism?
- Containing violence
- Mocking classics
- Simplifying tone
- Promoting anarchy
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How does Harrison connect personal memory to wider social history?
- Royal mythology
- Fantasy worlds
- Ancient folklore
- Family memories
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In Harrison's poetry, social violence is primarily rooted in class and what else?
- Culture
- Technology
- Religion
- Gender
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In Harrison's poems, what does the image of the grave primarily symbolise?
- Political rebellion
- Economic success
- Generational connection
- Intellectual divide
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What does Tony Harrison's use of dialect in his poetry primarily challenge?
- Rhyme schemes
- Traditional metre
- Standard English
- Classical mythology
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How does Harrison create irony using the traditional sonnet form?
- Absence of volta
- Coarse subject matter
- Irregular line length
- Unrhymed couplets
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What creates a social gap between Tony Harrison and his parents?
- Political views
- Religious differences
- Geographical separation
- Education
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In Harrison's poem 'v.', what setting connects private grief with social disorder?
- A football pitch
- A cemetery
- A pub
- A coal mine
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Which combination of feelings best describes the characteristic tone of Harrison's poetry?
- Joyful and whimsical
- Passive and serene
- Angry and tender
- Detached and amused
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In Harrison's work, poetry is principally used as a tool to express what?
- Social injustice
- Abstract philosophy
- Scientific progress
- Religious devotion
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Why does Tony Harrison incorporate classical allusions into his working-class poetry?
- Mocking ancient myth
- Rejecting English heritage
- Proving academic skill
- Elevating working-class life
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In 'v.', cultural conflict is dramatised between the poet and which group?
- School teachers
- University professors
- Local politicians
- Cemetery vandals
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Which central theme defines Tony Harrison's exploration of personal identity?
- Spiritual rebirth
- The divided self
- National pride
- Environmental decay
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