C1 : Poem by Antoninus - From Spartacus Movie 1960
Below is a C1 listening activity about the poem by Antoninus (Tony Curtis) in the Stanley Kubrick version of the Movie Spartacus from 1960.
Poem Transcript
When the blazing sun hangs low in the western sky, when the wind dies away on the mountain, when the song of the meadowlark turns still, when the field locust clicks no more in the field, and the sea foam sleeps like a maiden at rest, and twilight touches the shape of the wandering earth, I turn home. Through blue shadows and purple woods, I turn home. I turn to the place that I was born, to the mother who bore me and the father who taught me, long ago, long ago, long ago. Alone am l now, lost and alone, in a far, wide, wandering world. Yet still when the blazing sun hangs low, when the wind dies away and the sea foam sleeps, and twilight touches the wandering earth, I turn home.
Quiz 1
1. What is the poem about?
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2. What did Antoninus mean when he said "When the blazing sun hangs low in the western sky,"?
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3. What did Antoninus mean when he said "when the field locust clicks no more in the field,y,"?
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4. What did Antoninus mean when he said "and the sea foam sleeps like a maiden at rest, and twilight touches the shape of the wandering earth,,"?
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5. What did Antoninus mean when he said "twilight touches the shape of the wandering earth, I turn home"?
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6. What did Antoninus mean when he said "Through blue shadows and purple woods, I turn home."?
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7. What did Antoninus mean when he said "I turn to the place that I was born, to the mother who bore me and the father who taught me, long ago, long ago, long ago.,"?
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8. What did Antoninus mean when he said "Alone am l now, lost and alone, in a far, wide, wandering world."?
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9. What did Antoninus mean when he said "Yet still when the blazing sun hangs low, when the wind dies away and the sea foam sleeps, and twilight touches the wandering earth, I turn home."?
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10. Did you find the poem to be delightful end enjoyable? Why or Why not?
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