Norman Maccaig Poem Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1

What theme is dealt with in the Norman Maccaig poem 'Assisi'

Select one of the following:

Suffering
Death
Transition between life and death
Nature
Nature vs Civilisation
Lonliness

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

1

All Norman Maccaig poems studied at National 5 are written in free verse

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

1

'She was ❌ and water ❌ into them. She was ❌ pouring wetly round ❌. She was ❌, black skirts and a ❌ of ❌ in a teapot'

Drag and drop to complete the text.

buckets

flouncing

winds

house ends

brown eggs

keeper

threepenny bits

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

1

Most of Maccaig's poems are about personal experiences

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

1

The following quote is from which poem?
'Everywhere she dies. Everywhere I go she dies'

Select one of the following:

Assisi
Basking Shark
Sounds of the Day
Memorial
Visiting Hour
Aunt Julia

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

1

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

'To on a rock where none should be, to have it without a out of the sea is a thing that happened .'

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

1

In which poem is enjambment used frequently, to make the poem seem almost like a story

Select one of the following:

Assisi
Sounds of the Day
Basking Shark
Visiting Hour
Memorial
Aunt Julia

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

1

The poem 'Assisi' is set in a Spanish town

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

1

Which of these is not a theme of Assisi

Select one of the following:

Hypocracy
Irony
Family
Suffering

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

1

The poem 'Aunt Julia' is set on the Scottish island of Luskentyre

Select one of the following:

True
False

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Quiz on Norman Maccaig Poem Quiz, created by Grace Bovaird on 19/12/2015.

Norman Maccaig Poem Quiz

Question 1 of 10

What theme is dealt with in the Norman Maccaig poem 'Assisi'

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

All Norman Maccaig poems studied at National 5 are written in free verse

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

'She was ❌ and water ❌ into them. She was ❌ pouring wetly round ❌. She was ❌, black skirts and a ❌ of ❌ in a teapot'

Drag and drop to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

Most of Maccaig's poems are about personal experiences

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

The following quote is from which poem? 'Everywhere she dies. Everywhere I go she dies'

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

'To on a rock where none should be, to have it without a out of the sea is a thing that happened .'

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

In which poem is enjambment used frequently, to make the poem seem almost like a story

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

The poem 'Assisi' is set in a Spanish town

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

Which of these is not a theme of Assisi

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

The poem 'Aunt Julia' is set on the Scottish island of Luskentyre

Select one of the following:

Explanation

The following quote is from which poem?
'Everywhere she dies. Everywhere I go she dies'