Question 1

What does the poet suggest by Freakish Atlantic?

Accepted Answer

The term "Freakish Atlantic" suggests the unpredictable and often volatile nature of the Atlantic Ocean, rather than referring to the sea itself, voyages, or pirates.

Question 2

What does 'engine' refer to?

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Question 3

'Lived like a foot' is a ……?

Accepted Answer

The phrase 'lived like a foot' uses "like" to compare living to a foot, which is a characteristic of a simile.

Question 4

What does the repetition of the word 'war' mean?

Accepted Answer

The repetition of the word 'war' emphasizes its impact and often aims to convey the horror associated with it, highlighting the negative aspects and the emotional and physical toll it takes.

Question 5

'Pollack' is the derogatory slang of…..?

Accepted Answer

'Pollack' is a derogatory term used to refer to people of Polish descent.

Question 6

Daddy is famous for the vivid use of ………..

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Question 7

Sylvia Plath is described as a girl with ………. complex.

Accepted Answer

Sylvia Plath is often associated with the Electra complex, which is a psychoanalytic theory describing a girl's sense of competition with her mother for the possession of her father.

Question 8

Which book is referred to in the poem 'Daddy' to show the Nazi reign?

Accepted Answer

In the poem "Daddy" by Sylvia Plath, the book referred to in order to show the Nazi reign is "Mein Kampf" by Adolf Hitler. This reference is used to symbolize the oppressive and authoritarian nature of the father figure in the poem, drawing a parallel to the tyrannical regime of the Nazis.

Question 9

What is Belsen?

Accepted Answer

Belsen was a Nazi concentration camp located in Germany.

Question 10

Sylvia Plath was born in?

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Sylvia Plath was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on October 27, 1932.

Question 11

The word pandemonium means---

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Pandemonium refers to a state of extreme confusion and disorder, often with a lot of noise, hence it is synonymous with a noisy place.

Quiz 2: Brahim Al-Rubaish, Ode to the Sea, Ghanashyam, and Daddy