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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will be introduced to the term 'ignorant' and explore the ignorance of the upper classes through Robinson's use of language and emotion in 'The Birth-day'.

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5 Questions

Q1.
True or False: Mary Robinson was not well known during the 18th century.
Correct answer: False
True
Q2.
What images does Robinson use throughout 'The Birth-day'?
Bright images
Correct answer: Contrasting images
Dull images
Similar images
Q3.
What word does this define: Having a lack of respect for someone.
Austere
Correct answer: Disdain
Gaudy
Subdues
Q4.
What does melancholy mean?
Extremely bored
Extremely funny
Extremely happy
Correct answer: Extremely sad
Q5.
What does Robinson expose in 'The Birth-day'?
How beautiful the Countess is
How dirty the poor were
How quiet everyone was
Correct answer: The social divides that existed

5 Questions

Q1.
Fill the gap: Ignorant means to ______ knowledge, understanding or awareness of something.
Have
Correct answer: Lack
Lose
Want
Q2.
What emotion is experienced by the Countess in 'The Birth-day'?
Desperation
Misery
Sadness
Correct answer: Satisfaction
Q3.
Who is ignorant in Robinson's 'The Birth-day'?
Mary Robinson
No-one
Correct answer: The Countess
The working classes
Q4.
True or False: 'Dan's dog dove deep in the lake.' is an example of alliteration.
False
Correct answer: True
Q5.
Fill in the gap: Robinson suggests the working classes are _________ of the upper classes' ignorance.
Ignorant
Objects
Targets
Correct answer: Victims

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UnitEnglish / Romantic poetry and paired texts: Romanticism and Revolution

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