The Life and Times of Percy Bysshe Shelley

The Life and Times of Percy Bysshe Shelley

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will be introduced to the Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, before considering his response to 'The Peterloo Massacre'.

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10 Questions

Q1.
Fill in the missing word: An appositive is a _______ or _______ phrase that immediately follows another _______.
adjective
appositive
Correct answer: noun
verb
Q2.
This sentence uses an appositive: William Blake, a Romantic poet, often wrote about revolution.
False
Correct answer: True
Q3.
Where is the appositive in this sentence: Miss Baldry, a teacher, works at Oak Academy.
Correct answer: a teacher
Miss Baldry
There is no appositive
works at Oak Academy
Q4.
Fill in the missing word: Injustice is an _______ treatment of people where their rights are ignored.
obvious
unequal
Correct answer: unfair
unheard
Q5.
Fill in the missing word: Inequality is an unfair situation where money and opportunities are not shared _______ between different groups in society.
Correct answer: equally
fairly
freely
realistically
Q6.
True or false: We can structure our paragraph by considering the what, how and when.
Correct answer: False
True
Q7.
What must we do when we consider the 'what' of the paragraph?
Consider the writer's purpose
Correct answer: Link back to the question
Use a quote
Use an analytical verb
Q8.
What must we do when we consider the 'how' of the paragraph?
Link back to the question
Use a long quotation
Use appositives
Correct answer: Use embedded quotations and analytical verbs
Q9.
What key Romantic theme does this symbolise?
An image in a quiz
Childhood
Imagination
Nature
Correct answer: Oppression
Revolution
Q10.
What key Romantic theme does this symbolise?
An image in a quiz
Childhood
Imagination
Nature
Oppression
Correct answer: Revolution

10 Questions

Q1.
What century was Shelley writing in?
17th
18th
Correct answer: 19th
20th
Q2.
What was Shelley against?
Love
Nature
Painting
Correct answer: Violence
Q3.
Fill in the missing word: Shelley was considered a ________ poet.
bad
good
Correct answer: radical
Romantic
Q4.
Fill in the missing word: A massacre is the ________ and cruel killing of a large number of people.
bloody
horrible
unnecessary
Correct answer: violent
Q5.
Approximately how many people were killed during The Peterloo Massacre?
10
Correct answer: 15
20
5
Q6.
On what date did The Peterloo Massacre happen?
1818
Correct answer: 1819
1820
1829
Q7.
Where did The Peterloo Massacre happen?
Leeds
London
Correct answer: Manchester
Newcastle
Q8.
The Peterloo Massacre reflected the mistreatment of which class?
The Manchester class
The middle class
The upper class
Correct answer: The working class
Q9.
What is the appositive in this sentence: Shelley, a Romantic poet, hated violence and inequality.
Correct answer: a Romantic poet
hated violence and inequality
Shelley
There is no appositive
Q10.
Which Romantic theme does this symbolise?
An image in a quiz
Childhood
Correct answer: Imagination
Nature
Oppression
Revolution

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UnitEnglish / Romantic poetry and paired texts: Romanticism and Revolution

English