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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will look at the way Charlotte Smith writes about the themes of power and freedom in 'To A Nightingale', and consider how her poem might be a reflection of her own feelings at the time she was writing.

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7 Questions

Q1.
Who wrote 'To A Nightingale'?
Carol Ann Duffy
Correct answer: Charlotte Smith
William Shakespeare
William Wordsworth
Q2.
What form of poem is 'To A Nightingale'?
Ballad
Epic poem
Narrative poem
Correct answer: Sonnet
Q3.
Which word best describes the tone of the poem?
Angry
Happy
Correct answer: Sad
Wistful
Q4.
What type of question is one which does not require an answer?
Analytical
Exclamatory
Interrogative
Correct answer: Rhetorical
Q5.
Charlotte Smith does not use any rhetorical questions in her poem.
Correct answer: False
True
Q6.
Symbolism is an example of...
A simile
Correct answer: Figurative language
Prose
Rhetoric
Q7.
What is a symbol for Charlotte Smith's freedom?
Music
Sadness
The night
Correct answer: The nightingale

8 Questions

Q1.
What form of poetry is 'To A Nightingale' an example of?
Acrostic
Free verse
Haiku
Correct answer: Sonnet
Q2.
What is the name for the point of change in this form of poem?
Contrast
Exposition
Reveal
Correct answer: Volta
Q3.
Women were treated equally by men in Charlotte Smith's lifetime.
Correct answer: False
True
Q4.
The nightingale is described as...
Arrogant
Strong
Tyrannical
Correct answer: Weak
Q5.
Which of these are themes in 'To A Nightingale'?
Corruption & Power
Freedom & Corruption
Industrial Revolution & Corruption
Correct answer: Power & Freedom
Q6.
Which word does Smith use to describe the Nightingale's sadness?
Dejection
Correct answer: Melancholy
Misery
Sorrow
Q7.
What is Smith jealous of that the bird can do and she can't?
Build a nest
Correct answer: Fly away
Hide
Sing
Q8.
How many lines of poetry are in a couplet?
1
Correct answer: 2
3
4

Lesson appears in

UnitEnglish / Romantic poetry and paired texts: Romanticism and Nature

English