WorksheetsBayonet Charge
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The poem starts with a man awake and running?
a)
True
b)
False
2.
You can tell that his uniform is uncomfortable because it is:
a)
"raw-seamed" and "sweat heavy"
b)
"too tight" and "too small"
3.
"Bullets smacking the belly out of the air". The personification of the bullets and the air...
a)
Needs salt and pepper on it
b)
makes the bullets seem violent and the air sound as if it is being attacked
c)
Rhymes
d)
Is spelled wrong
4.
In Ted Hughes' simile, what part of the body is the soldier's rifle compared to?
a)
"as pointy as Mrs Glew's nose"
b)
"useless as a gammy leg"
c)
"numb as a smashed arm"
d)
"a rickety spinal chord"
5.
In which stanza does the action stop still?
a)
Stanza 1
b)
Stanza 2
c)
Stanza 3
6.
What literary device does the writing use in "cold clockwork"?
a)
Alliteration
b)
Enjambment
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Soldering
7.
There's a dream sequence in the second stanza. This is represented by...
a)
A man being chased by a monster
b)
An alarm clock
c)
A man running, not really knowing why, with his foot in "mid-stride" like a statue.
d)
A lesson that never ends
8.
What strange representation of nature brings us back to the battlefield in stanza 3?
a)
a squirrel
b)
a hare
c)
a fox
d)
a pike
9.
What does the soldier drop as he runs towards the green hedge with his bayonet ready?
a)
His soap and toothpaste
b)
His cigarettes
c)
king, honour, human dignity etcetera
d)
His guts (sorry, so vulgar)
10.
In the final line "His terror's touchy dynamite", what is it that makes the soldier dangerous?
a)
His stick of dynamite
b)
His touch
c)
His fear
d)
His breath
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