English Literature - The Nightmail by W H Auden - L9 Matsec

What is the main subject of the poem "Night Mail" by W.H. Auden?

• The journey of a night mail coach
• The beauty of the Scottish countryside
• The importance of receiving letters
• The efficiency of the postal department

Which literary device is used in the line "Snorting noisily as she passes"?

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Symbolism

What is the rhyme scheme at the beginning of the poem "Night Mail"?

• AABB

• ABAB

• ABCB

• AABBA

What does the night mail coach bring to the Scottish people?

• Cheques and postal orders
• Letters and postcards
• Bills and invitations
• All of the above

Which sound device is used in the line "Letters with holiday snaps to enlarge in"?

• Assonance
• Alliteration
• Consonance
• Onomatopoeia

What does the night mail coach pass through before reaching Glasgow?

• Cotton-grass and moorland boulders
• Rocky lands and wind-bent grasses
• Dark glens and pale-green lochs
• Granite Aberdeen and industrial areas

How do the sheep-dogs react to the night mail coach?

• They try to stop it from passing
• They run alongside it
• They completely ignore it
• They sleep peacefully

What do the people in Scotland do while waiting for the night mail?

• Dream of terrifying monsters
• Have friendly tea in local cafes
• Continue working and sleeping
• Anticipate receiving letters

What does the night mail coach symbolize in the poem?

• Duty and hope
• Efficiency and speed
• Long journeys and adventure
• Melodious sounds and countryside charm

Which poetic device is used in the line "For who can bear to feel himself forgotten?"

• Assonance
• Alliteration
• Rhetorical question
• Personification