Poetry Comprehension Assessment

The use of words whose sounds suggest the sounds or actions described

• Personification

• Repetition

• Onomatopoeia

The Repetition of the beginning consonant sounds in words

• Repetition

• Alliteration

• Personification

You can conclude the speaker in the poem is most likely who?

• a child

• a tree

• an old man

• the wind

The Wind
by Robert Louis Stevenson

I saw you toss the kites on high
And blow the birds about the sky;
And all around I heard you pass,
Like ladies' skirts across the grass-
O wind, a-blowing all day long,
O wind, that sings so loud a song!

I saw the different things you did,
But always you yourself you hid.
I felt you push, I heard you call,
I could not see yourself at all-
O wind, a-blowing all day long,
O wind, that sings so loud a song!

O you that are so strong and cold,
O blower, are you young or old?
Are you a beast of field and tree,
Or just a stronger child than me?
O wind, a-blowing all day long,
O wind, that sings so loud a song!

Which of these lines from the poem rhyme?

• Lines 4 and 5

• Lines 6 and 8

• Lines 14 and 16

• Lines 11 and 12

Which meaning is the best match for the word blower as it is used in line 14 of the poem?

• Meaning 1

• Meaning 2

• Meaning 3

• Meaning 4

What is this an example of ?

• Onomatopoeia

• personification

Choose 2 examples of literature (fiction).

• Poetry and a menu

• an article on ice hockey and a video

• instructional manual and a drama

• novel excerpt and poetry

It uses the words that appeal to the senses.

• poetry

• prose

• prose poetry

• imagery

WL Paper 2 (Unseen Poetry) requires you to answer two questions on the same poem. Which of the following Assessment Objectives are you required to demonstrate?:

• knowledge of the content of the poem – through reference to detail and use of quotations (AO1)

• understanding of characters, relationships, situations and/or themes (AO2)

• an understanding of the poet’s intentions and methods – response to the poet’s use of language (AO3)

• a sensitive and informed personal response to the poem (AO4).

• a natural passion for poetry (AO)

Identify the literary device used in the following line: 'The leaves danced in the wind.'

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Personification

• D) Alliteration