The Art of Taxidermy poetic techniques

Which poetic device is used in the line: "Her hands, delicate as moth wings, stitched the silence"?

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Metaphor

Which of the following lines best demonstrates the use of personification?

• "The wind whispered secrets through hollow bones"

• "Feathers soft as morning mist"

• "A heart as cold as winter"

• "Eyes like polished stones"

What effect does the poet achieve by using the phrase "stitched the silence"?

• It creates a sense of chaos.

• It describes a loud environment.

• It suggests careful, delicate work.

• It implies anger.

In the context of 'The Art of Taxidermy', what does the imagery of "preserved wings" most likely represent?

• Freedom and escape

• The inevitability of death

• 
  The beauty of flight

• The desire to hold onto memories

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• "Silent shadows slip softly"

• "Wings as white as snow"

• "Eyes like glass"

• "A heart of stone"

How does the use of enjambment affect the flow of a poem?

• It creates a sense of abruptness

• It allows ideas to flow smoothly across lines

• It encourages the reader to pause at the end of each line

• 
  It makes the poem rhyme

Which of the following best describes the use of symbolism in 'The Art of Taxidermy'?

• Using rhyme to create rhythm

• Using preserved animals to represent memories and loss

• Using repetition for emphasis

• Using dialogue to reveal character

What is the effect of using the metaphor "her grief, a museum of feathers"?

• It suggests her grief is light and fleeting

• It means her grief is loud and chaotic

• It implies her grief is carefully preserved and displayed

• It shows her grief is invisible

Choose the word from the options in brackets that you think best completes the line, considering the mood of The Art of Taxidermy.
"The light _____ through the gap in the curtains, landing on the dusty photograph. A face I barely knew. 

• crept

• sliced

• moved

• catapulted

Replace the word 'sad' with a more precise or evocative word that fits the context of Lottie's grief or the atmosphere of the house.  

"Empty spaces in the house felt sad today. Echoes where laughter used to be. "

• melancholy

• heavy

• upset

• somber