Eden Rock

Who wrote 'Eden Rock'?

• Percy Byshe Shelley

• Maura Dooley

• Charles Causley

• Oscar Wilde

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How old was Causley when his father died?

• 7

• 25

• 15

• 46

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What does the word "sprigged" mean?

• A floral pattern

• Tartan

• Circular pattern

• Striped pattern

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There is ambiguity in the theme of the poem. Which two themes could be reflected here?

• A son remembering a picnic with his parents.

• A son thinking about meeting his parents in the afterlife.

• A son thinking about his parents having a picnic together.

• A narrative on nature generally using his parents for imagery.

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The first four stanzas have how many lines in them?

• 5 lines

• 4 lines - Quatrain

• 3 lines - Tercet

• 14 lines

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The last stanza has 4 lines in it but a break between which lines?

• 3rd and 4th

• 2nd and 3rd

• 1st and 2nd

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The poet uses half rhyme throughout the poem. Why?

• To reflect that something in this relationship is not quite perfect.

• To make the structure of the poem interesting.

• It is more interesting than full rhyme.

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Is Eden Rock a real place or not?

• Yes

• No

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How does the writer perhaps use Biblical imagery?

• Eden is paradise/the garden of Heaven as written in the book of Genesis.

• Eden is a place that people visit in Manchester.

• Eden is the surname of his mother before she was married.

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Words which are in the poem are all connected, 'rock', 'straw', 'grass', 'wheat etc., by what?

• Nature

• Farming

• Images connected with the picnic

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