HSN 2022-2023 Island Man Poetry Quiz

Who wrote the poem Island Man?

• Nicholas Grace

• Grace Nichols

• William Shakespeare

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In the line 'the sun surfacing defiantly' - defiantly is an example of

(a)  

Which precious gem most describes the island man's island

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in the line 'island man heaves himself', heaves himself is an example of

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• alliteration

• repetition

the 's' sounds repeated in the first stanza are referred to as

• repetition

• aliteration

• sibilance

• euphony

which image is not mentioned in the dream?

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in the line 'the steady breaking and wombing' the word wombing is an example of a

• simile

• metaphor

• paradox

• contrast

complete the line: 'of a grey metallic (a)   '

'he always comes back groggily groggily/

Comes back to sands'

is an example of

• metaphor

• simile

• repetition

• onomatopeia

in the line 'his crumpled pillow waves', waves is an example of

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• a verb