Explore the relationship between Queenie and Bernard.
Queenie sees Bernard as a way to escape farm life but does not love him.
Identify two poetic techniques in this quote: "He put a bullet through his brain. No one spoke of him again."
Rhyming couplets and blunt imagery
Define ‘oppression’.
Oppression is when you are put in a situation which you leaves feeling uncomfortable, scared and anxious.
How does the Freak Shows link to Bertha Mason?
Mr Rochester locks her in the attic and then shows her off at his wedding to Jane.
Explain why Jane is juxtaposed with Celine.
Brontë juxtaposes Jane and Céline to emphasise the purity and honesty of Jane’s love, compared to how superficial Céline’s was.
What are the Jim Crow Laws?
These were the laws in America that segregated black and white people.
What is a refrain?
A repeated phrase or line in a poem
Identify the 3 parts of a tragic structure.
The 3 parts of a tragic structure are: Exposition, Development and Catastrophe.
Link the male gaze to Romeo.
Romeo objectifies Juliet at the Capulet Ball by only focusing on her beauty.
Why did Alfred Tennyson write “The Charge of the Light Brigade”?
To celebrate the bravery and courage of the Light Brigade despite the disastrous military mistake.
Summarise what went wrong at the Battle of Balaclava.
There was a miscommunication that led to the Light Brigade going into the valley surrounded by cannons which left to nearly all of them dying.
Summarise Romeo's and Juliet's deaths
Romeo drinks a poison after kissing Juliet. Juliet uses Romeo's dagger to stab herself.
What is the name of the ship that carried over 1,000 Caribbeans to England?
Empire Windrush
Whose perspective is Poppies written from?
A mother's perspective
What religious imagery is used at the end of Small Island and what does it symbolise?
Baby Michael is put in a basket down the river like Moses. It symbolises the baby being a saviour and redemption as well show the theme of adoption in this era.
Identify the 2 methods in this quote: “so snowy a dove trooping among the crows”
Metaphor and juxtaposition
Summarise what happens to Bertha and Mr Rochester near the end of the story.
Thornfield burns down and Bertha dies in the fire. Mr Rochester whilst trying to save Bertha loses a hand and an eye. He also goes blind in his remaining eye.
Explain what the Windrush Generation is.
The Windrush Generation referred to people coming to post-war Britain to seek opportunities.
Define 'harmatia'
A tragic flaw
Write a comparative statement on how war is presented in Dulce et Decorum est and Suicide in the Trenches.
Both poems portray war as traumatising for the soldiers.
Complete this quote: “I am no……………; and no …………… ensnares me..”
I am no BIRD; and no NET ensnares me.
Summarise why marriage was important for men in the Elizabethan era.
Marriage was important for men because it could help elevate their social status and they could inherit their wife’s father’s fortune.
What does Dulce et Decorum est mean?
It is sweet and fitting to die for one's country
What is an euphemism?
A phrase with a hidden meaning
What is the dramatic term used when actors freeze on stage and hold their positions at important moment?
Tableau
Summarise Mercutio’s and Tybalt’s deaths.
Tybalt challenges Romeo to a duel and when Romeo refuses Mercutio steps in. Romeo tries to stop them and Tybalt kills Mercutio under Romeo’s arm. In rage, Romeo
Summarise what the prologue tells us about the play.
The prologue explains that the Montagues and Capulets have been feuding for a long time that many civilians are now fighting too. The prologue then foreshadows
Summarise Jane's connection to the Red Room
Jane was punished by being locked into the Red Room where her uncle had died. She thought she saw her uncle's ghost and screamed and fainted.
Identify a quote to show Juliet subverts patriarchy.
I gave thee mine before thou didst request it/ And yet I would it were to give again
What 3 decades does Small Island cover?
1920s, 1930s, 1940s
Why did Owens write Dulce et Decorum Est?
To expose the brutal reality of war and challenge the idea that dying for one’s country is noble
What era is Jane Eyre set in?
Victorian
Identify the poetic technique in this quote: "run my fingers through the gelled blackthorns of your hair."
Religious and motherly imagery
Who are the main 5 characters and what are their ambitions?
Michael - to feel free, Hortense - to be a teacher, Gilbert - to be a lawyer, Queenie - to feel romance, Bernard - to impress Queenie.
What is bigamy?
Bigamy is getting married to another person whilst already married.
Describe 2 features of a tragedy.
A tragedy has a sad ending, usually with a death. There is a murder plot and confusion between characters. The play usually involves high status characters like
Summarise the influence religion had on disciplining children in the Victorian era.
Religion was used as a threat and to intimidate children into behaving.
Summarise Friar Lawrence's plan and what went wrong.
Juliet was to drink a potion that will put her in a death like sleep whilst he sends word to Romeo to meet her at the Capulet tomb so they can run away together
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