Catrin
Edexcel GCSE English Literature revision on Catrin. Aligned to the Edexcel GCSE English Literature 1ET0 specification. This bank has 15 practice questions on this topic.
Sample questions (3 of 15)
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Question 1
Who says: 'I can remember you, child, as I stood in the ward'?
- A) The narrator
- B) Catrin
- C) The nurse
- D) The doctor
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Answer: The narrator
The poem is a first-person reflection by the mother. She is the speaker addressing her daughter, Catrin, about their evolving relationship.
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Question 2
What literary technique does the writer use in: 'the tight red rope of love'?
- A) Simile
- B) Metaphor
- C) Personification
- D) Hyperbole
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Answer: Metaphor
By calling the umbilical cord a 'red rope of love', the poet uses a metaphor to symbolise the biological and emotional connection that both binds and restricts.
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Question 3
What does this line reveal about the narrator's daughter: 'the girl in the corridor'?
- A) She is a rebellious teenager
- B) She is a young child
- C) She is a newborn baby
- D) She is an adult
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Answer: She is a rebellious teenager
The poem shifts from birth to the daughter's teenage years. The 'corridor' scene represents the conflict between maternal protection and the child's desire for autonomy.
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