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WorksheetsPoetry Review (HELA 10)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
What message did the speaker in "The Bridge" emphasize by repeating the phrase "I didn't believe"?
a)
everyone needs help
b)
don't take risks if you can't succeed
c)
you can cross even if you don't think you can't
2.
When the speaker in "The Bridge" says he walked "delicately as a butterfly" he is describing
a)
his confidence
b)
his caution
c)
his insecurity
3.
In the poem "The Bridge," the setting symbolizes
a)
the future
b)
WW II
c)
a memory
d)
a challenging situation
4.
"I walked delicately as a butterfly" is an example of
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
symbol
d)
personification
5.
"Standing on the bank of a river which was wide and swift" is an example of
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
imagery
d)
personification
6.
What action is reflected by the alliteration in the following line - "and start their silent swinging"?
a)
the squeal of the field rat
b)
the swish of the scythe blades
c)
horses driving a mower through the weeds
7.
What is revealed in the following line - "I see the blade, blood-stained, continue cutting weeds and shade"?
a)
the numbing effect on slaves of repetitive work
b)
the beauty of nature on a farm
c)
how to operate a scythe effectively
8.
"And there, a field rat, startled, squealing bleeds" is an example of
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
assonance
9.
What metaphor is essential to the theme in the poem "Metaphor"?
a)
comparison of bright words to dark words
b)
comparison of morning to a blank sheet of paper
c)
comparison of night to dawn
10.
To the speaker of "Metaphor," what does the central comparison present?
a)
a fresh start
b)
more work
c)
time to deal with yesterday's problems
11.
Why is the night personified in "Metaphor"?
a)
to provide a temporary escape
b)
to destroy the previous day's experiences
c)
to preserve memories so we can learn but move on
12.
What is the theme of "Metaphor"?
a)
You should do whatever you want.
b)
Some days will be good and some bad.
c)
Grow from your experiences but start fresh each day.
d)
You can temporarily escape your problems at night.
13.
In "The Wind," who is the guest that visits the speaker?
a)
a tired man
b)
the wind
c)
a musician
14.
"No Bone had [the Wind] to bind Him -- " is an example of
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
symbol
15.
What are the characteristics of a Shakespearean sonnet?
a)
all are characteristics
b)
written in iambic pentameter
c)
three quatrains & a couplet
d)
specific rhyming pattern (ABAB CDCD EFEF GG)
16.
What is "Sonnet 18" mainly about?
a)
the beauty of summer
b)
a beloved's death
c)
a celebration of the poet's beloved
d)
art
17.
According to Shakespeare, Death can be defeated by
a)
religion
b)
art
c)
science
d)
nature
18.
What is the tone of the couplet?
"So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, so long lives this, and this gives life to thee."
"So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, so long lives this, and this gives life to thee."
a)
questioning
b)
confident
c)
fearful
d)
melancholoy
19.
"Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines" is an example of
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
imagery
20.
"Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade" is an example of
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
imagery
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