Laburnum Top

Chirrup,chattering,trillings, whistle-chirrup, whispering. Which poetic device refers to sound words?

• Metaphor

• Antithesis

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

"September sunlight" - Which literary device has been used by the poet?

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Litotes

• Antithesis

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Then with eerie delicate whistle-chirrup whisperings. Who has been described here?

• cuckoo

• chicks

• goldfinch

• sparrow

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Which description most suits the Laburnum tree most?

• The tree is silent and still. It has leaves that are yellowing and seeds have fallen.

• The tree is silent but thrilled. It has leaves that are yellowing and seeds have fallen.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

'Showing her barred face identity mask'. Which poetic device is used in this line?

• Transferred Epithet

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

The movement of goldfinch has been compared to ___________

• squirrel

• mouse

• wombat

• lizard

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Which word is the exact meaning of 'not moving'?

• quiet

• fallen

• still

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5B

The line ‘A few leaves yellowing and all its seeds fallen' suggests the meaning of ageing and decay.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Which season has been described in the poem?

• Autumn

• Summer

• Winter

• Spring

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Twitching,enters,tremor, strokes,flirts,launches. What is common in these words?

• movement words

• motionless words

• onomatopoeic words

• assonance