Winter test questions

1

This poem borrows some ideas from the poem “Tithonus”. Who wrote this?

2

According to legend, what happened to Tithonus?

3

In the poem, what does the direction West represent?

4

What is the setting depicted in this poem?

5

What is the swan described as in the opening lines?

6

What colour does the poet search for in the frozen pond?

7

What happens to the skaters on the pond?

8

What does the dual-carriageway represent?

9

What is the ice covering the pond symbolic of?

10

Which of these statements best sums up the mood of this poem?