Poetry Revision Questions

The poem "The Rainbow " has _______ lines.

• 10

• 8

• 9

• 16

• 5

Began rhymes with ______

• Cat

• Man

• Sky

• Die

Who wrote the poem " The Rainbow " and how many years did he live?

• G.K Chesterton/ 83 years

• William Henry Davies / 64 years

• David Blake/ 69 years

• William Wordsworth/ 80 years

What figure of speech is " The child is father of the man"?

• Paradox

• Irony

• Repetition

• Alliteration

The poem "The Rainbow" has ______ stanzas

• 4

• 1

• 5

• 3

'Clasp' means____

• A high steep mass of rock

• To hold tightly

• Line or small fold on the skin

• To move forward on hands and knees

The poem "The Eagle" has ______ lines and _____ stanzas

• 6, 2

• 17, 5

• 24, 2

• 10, 1

The wrinkled sea beneath him _____

• Falls

• Roars

• Crawls

• Stands

Who wrote the poem "The Eagle"?

• Alfred Lord Grant

• Alfred Lord Duke

• Alfred Lord Tennyson

• Wole Soyinka

What figure of speech is used in the first line of the poem "The Eagle"?

• Alliteration

• Repetition

• Simile

• Paradox