How Well Do You Know The Brontës' Poetry?
A quiz testing your knowledge of the Bronte's poetry for AS English literature.
- 1.What is the message of the poem 'No Coward Soul is Mine' by Emily Bronte?
- A.
She begins by believing that she will not die because, like nature, she will re-bloom. However, she realises that she will not & therefore, she wants to die.
- B.
She does not fear death because she has faith & faith will protect her.
- C.
Death has saved the person she loves from hardship, & therefore she is not sad they he is gone. Rather, she wishes she could join him.
- D.
We should not mourn people because death is not the end. There is always hope because we will all be reunited in Heaven.
- 2.Which of these are two features of 'The Prisoner' by Emily Bronte?
- A.
Juxtaposition between the holy & innocent description of the woman, & the harsh description of the jailer + List of times God comes which emphasises him omniprescence
- B.
Question marks showing uncertainty + List of times God comes which emphasises him omniprescence
- C.
Juxtaposition between the holy & innocent description of the woman, & the harsh description of the jailer + Question marks showing uncertainty
- D.
Personification of hope as timid + Exclamation marks which show anger
- 3.The image of the petrel in 'Stars' by Emily Bronte symbolises...
- A.
Loneliness
- B.
Homesickness
- C.
Melancholy
- D.
Freedom
- 4.In the extended metaphor of the tree in 'Death' by Emily Bronte, which part is she?
- A.
The trunk
- B.
The roots
- C.
The leaves
- D.
The heart
- 5.There is a constant tension in 'Rememberance' by Emily Bronte between which two elements?
- A.
Loving & Hating
- B.
Remembrance & Forgetting
- C.
Running to & Running away from
- D.
Wanting to be lovers & Wanting to be friends
- 6.Which of these is a summary of 'To Imagination' by Emily Bronte?
- A.
Imagination allows her to escape life's hardships
- B.
Imagination reminds her of home
- C.
Imagination traps her
- D.
Imagination makes her melancholy
- 7.In 'Hope' by Emily Bronte, hope is personified as...
- A.
Brave
- B.
Cruel
- C.
Angry
- D.
Timid
- 8.In 'Stanzas' by Emily Bronte, she claims that happiness "must _____ end in gloom"
- A.
Never
- B.
Always
- C.
Possibly
- D.
Sometimes
- 9.Why, in 'Love is like the Wild Rose Briar' by Emily Bronte, is friendship like the holly-tree?
- A.
It's long-lasting & reliable
- B.
It's short-lived & fickle
- C.
It's dark & unpleasant
- D.
It's best during the Winter
- 10.The change in rhythm in the fifth stanza in 'Song' by Emily Bronte contrasts...
- A.
His death with her life
- B.
His melancholy with her happiness
- C.
His life with her death
- D.
His happiness with her melancholy
- 11.In 'F. De Samara to A.G.A' by Emily Bronte, there is a contrast between Romantic & what other type of imagery?
- A.
Natural
- B.
Melancholy
- C.
Gothic
- D.
Happy
- 12.In 'Lines' by Emily Bronte there is an extended metaphor which shows how life is difficult but Heaven protects us from all of these difficulties. What is the imagery?
- A.
Life is a foreign country & Heaven is home
- B.
Life is winter & Heaven is summer
- C.
Life is a cloudy day & Heaven is the sun
- D.
Life is a rough sea & Heaven is the harbour
- 13.In 'Alone I Sat' by Emily Bronte, what is she trying to do?
- A.
Remember the happy times of her childhood
- B.
Capture God's creation in her poetry
- C.
Become one with nature
- D.
Explain to her lover why she loves him
- 14.In 'Tell Me, Tell Me, Smiling Child' by Emily Bronte, what does the smiling child symbolise?
- A.
Innocence
- B.
Love
- C.
Home
- D.
Nature
- 15.What is the main tecnique used in 'Will the Day be Bright or Cloudy'?
- A.
Repitition
- B.
Onomatopoeia
- C.
Pathetic Fallacy
- D.
Sibilance
- 16.In 'Last Line' by Anne Bronte, what is her attitude towards God?
- A.
She believes that He will help her find her way home
- B.
She fears Him
- C.
She begins to doubt Him
- D.
She puts all her faith in Him
- 17.In 'The Arbour' by Anne Bronte, what do the questions show?
- A.
Her doubt
- B.
Her reproaching herself
- C.
Her feeling lost
- D.
Her questioning God
- 18.Complete this phrase from 'If This Be All' by Anne Bronte: "That life can _____ to me"
- A.
Show
- B.
Give
- C.
Reveal
- D.
Offer
- 19.Why, in 'Home' by Anne Bronte, does she describe her home as unpleasant?
- A.
To show that home still holds some bad memories for her
- B.
To show that just because it is her home, it does not hold any happy memories for her.
- C.
To show that she dislikes her home.
- D.
To show that, even if home is unpleasant, it is always superior because it is home.
- 20.In 'A Prayer' by Anne Bronte, what which is repeated to show how she is begging God for help?
- A.
Please
- B.
Help
- C.
Oh
- D.
Really
- 21.What tecnique in 'Memory' by Anne Bronte implies the softness & gentleness of memory?
- A.
Onomatopoeia
- B.
Sibilance
- C.
Alliteration
- D.
Repitition
- 22.Why, in 'The Captive Dove' by Anne Bronte, does she feel a connection with the dove?
- A.
She longs for companionship
- B.
She longs for home
- C.
She longs for food
- D.
She longs for nature
- 23.The repeated use of verbs in 'Lines Composed in a Wood on a Windy Day' by Anne Bronte shows...
- A.
Love
- B.
Death
- C.
Life
- D.
Anger
- 24.What do the questions & answers in 'In Memory of a Happy Day in February' by Anne Bronte show?
- A.
Confusion
- B.
Hope
- C.
Doubt
- D.
Certainty
- 25.Why, in 'Lines Written at Thorp Green' by Anne Bronte, is winter a happy time?
- A.
Because it's when she gets to leave home
- B.
Because it's when she can return home
- C.
Because it's when finishes work
- D.
Because it's when she gets to see the wintery nature
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