Other cultures poetry – Cluster 2

1. Other cultures poetry – Cluster 2 Revision quiz! 9958

2. Which poems would you choose for this question? Compare three poems where it is important to deal with your past life in order to move on. ‘This Room’ ‘Hurricane Hits England’ ‘Love After Love’ ... 9958

3. Which poems have an unusual structure? ‘Unrelated Incidents’ (it’s not end-stopped so reads like an autocue) ‘Presents from My Aunt in Pakistan’ (it’s fragmented like her memories) ‘Half-Caste’ (non-standard punctuation and Afro-Caribbean patois) ... 9958

4. In which poems are people treated badly or judged in some way? ‘Not My Business’ ‘Half-Caste’ ‘Unrelated Incidents’ ... 9958

5. In which poems is there a feeling of personal conflict? ‘Search for My Tongue’ ‘Presents from My Aunt in Pakistan’ ‘Hurricane Hits England’ ‘Half-Caste’ ... 9958

6. Which poems are about personal growth? ‘This Room’ ‘Love After Love’ ‘Hurricane Hits England’ ‘Search for My Tongue’ ... 9958

7. Which poems show that race and/or ethnicity can be important to your identity? ‘Unrelated Incidents’ ‘Half-Caste’ ‘Search for My Tongue’ ‘Presents from my Aunts’ ... 9958

8. Which poems connect different cultures? ‘Presents from My Aunts in Pakistan’ ‘Search for My Tongue’ ‘Hurricane Hits England’ ... 9958

9. What does culture actually mean? The way we live our lives? Our values and beliefs? What we have in common as a group? ... 9958