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WorksheetsPoetry Test
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 53mins
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Class
Date
1.
In Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 (“My Mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun”), which word best describes the speaker’s attitude toward his lady?
a)
Realistic
b)
Sympathetic
c)
Grave
d)
Disappointed
2.
In Sonnet 130, ironically who is the poem’s intended audience?
a)
The speaker’s love
b)
English students
c)
Poets
d)
Women
3.
In Sonnet 130, the last two lines of the sonnet
a)
Expresses the true feeling of the speaker
b)
Seem out of place in the poem
c)
Express a love for someone whose beauty is of the spirit
d)
Reveal the speaker as a liar and a boor
4.
In Sonnet 130, the true intent of the speaker in the sonnet is revealed most by
a)
The rare words of praise that creep into his statements
b)
His sense of fun
c)
The contrast between the first twelve lines and the last two
d)
The outrageous metaphors
5.
An essential element of Sonnet 130 is
a)
A lover’s compromise with reality
b)
Mockery of a convention in love poetry
c)
Finding the blemishes in a loved one
d)
Praise of a mistress
6.
In Sonnet 29, how is the poem divided
a)
3 quatrains and a sestet
b)
An octave and a couplet
c)
And octave and a sestet
d)
3 quatrains and a couplet
7.
In the “Tyger”, “The hammer,” “The chain,” and “The anvil” are what kind of images
a)
Romantic
b)
Blacksmith
c)
Natural
d)
Religious
8.
In the “Tyger”, what is the first question the speaker asks the tiger?
a)
Whence cometh thy stripes?
b)
What immortal hand or eye could frame thy fearful symmetry?
c)
What immortal hand or eye dare frame thy fearful symmetry?
d)
Who made thee?
9.
Who is the speaker in “The Lamb”?
a)
a child
b)
a shepherd
c)
a blacksmith
d)
a lamb
10.
“The Lamb” is a perfect example of a poem about
a)
Experience
b)
Innocence.
c)
Love
d)
Doubt
11.
In “The Lamb”, what does the lamb’s maker call himself?
a)
God
b)
A lamb
c)
A sheep
d)
A shepherd
12.
In “The Lamb”, what is the lamb’s maker like?
a)
All powerful
b)
Beautiful
c)
Ever patient
d)
Meek and mild
13.
Why is little Tom Dacre crying in “The Chimney Sweeper (Songs of Innocence)”?
a)
He broke his arm while sweeping.
b)
He was sold to a chimney sweep.
c)
His mother abandoned him.
d)
His head was shaved
14.
In both “Chimney Sweeper” poems, it can be inferred from the poem that chimney sweepers
a)
are all religious
b)
have short life expectancies
c)
are content in their careers
d)
do not choose this way of life
15.
In “Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” the ancient mariner stopped one of the three men who
a)
were thin like him
b)
were returning from a wedding
c)
were sailors
d)
were going to attend a wedding
16.
In “Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” the sailors hung the albatross round the ancient mariner's neck
a)
as it looked like the cross
b)
as it was too tired to fly
c)
as a reward
d)
as a punishment
17.
In “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” what is the Mariner’s crime?
a)
his indifference to nature
b)
the slaying of his shipmates
c)
his disdain for human fellowship
d)
the disruption of a marriage service
18.
In “My Last Duchess,” what is the speaker doing at the beginning of the poem?
a)
showing his guest a painting
b)
having dinner with his wife
c)
discussing business with someone
d)
introducing a count to a duchess
19.
In “My Last Duchess,” when the speaker lists the things that made the Duchess happy, the emotion he reveals is
a)
love
b)
sadness
c)
jealousy
d)
guilt
20.
In “My Last Duchess,” what is implied when the speaker says, “I gave commands”?
a)
He had the duchess killed.
b)
He arranged for a divorce.
c)
He ordered everyone to stay away from the duchess.
d)
He made his servants do whatever the duchess wanted.
21.
In “My Last Duchess,” the details that the speaker gives about the Duchess show that she was
a)
peevish and dissatisfied.
b)
angry and jealous.
c)
sweet and happy
d)
wise and perceptive.
22.
In “My Last Duchess,” the speaker is meeting with the Count's servant in order to
a)
sell a work of art.
b)
complete a real estate transaction.
c)
to arrange a marriage with the count's daughter.
d)
entertain him impressively.
23.
The Wedding Guest is at first reluctant to hear the Ancient Mariner’s story.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
The Mariner kills the albatross because it is thought to bring bad luck.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
The ancient mariner is forced to wear the dead bird around his neck.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
Everyone dies on board the ship, except the Mariner.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
The Ancient Mariner sails the ship single-handedly back to England.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
The Wedding Guest learns a lesson from the Mariner’s story.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
“Porphyria’s Lover” is a narrative poem.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
The speaker thinks Porphyria is beautiful.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
The speaker does what he does because he does not return Porphyria’s passionate feelings.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
"Porphyria's Lover" has a happy ending.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
“She left the Heaven of Heroes and came down To make a man to meet the mortal need A man to match the mountains and the sea The friendly welcome of the wayside well”
The above stanza is an example of
The above stanza is an example of
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Metaphor
c)
Alliteration
d)
Personification
34.
“I nearly died laughing,” is an example of which literary term?
a)
Stanza
b)
Rhyme
c)
Hyprbole
d)
Onomatopoeia
35.
“Night crept up softly, stealing the last bits of daylight,” is an example of which literary term?
a)
Personification
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Haiku
36.
A group of lines in a poem similar to that of a paragraph; the way the poem is divided
a)
alliteration
b)
stanza
c)
repetition
d)
simile
37.
The following phrase is an example of ____________. “Truth is like a bright flame.”
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
alliteration
38.
Which kind of poetry tells a story with a plot, character(s), and setting?
a)
narrative poetry
b)
lyrical poetry
c)
concrete poetry
d)
diamantes
39.
“We strike straight. We lurk late.”
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
alliteration
40.
“I’d rather take baths with a man-eating shark than do my homework.”
a)
alliteration
b)
personification
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
hyperbole
41.
“Chicago is a city that is fierce as a dog with tongue lapping for action.”
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia
42.
“Bang! There goes another building.”
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
repetition
d)
onomatopoeia
43.
The detective listened to her tales with a wooden face.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
simile
44.
Did Porphyria's Lover reply when she called him?
a)
Yes
b)
No
45.
What is the weather like at the start of Porphyria's Lover?
a)
snow
b)
mist and fog
c)
wind and rain
d)
sunshine
46.
What did Porphyria's Lover want in the poem?
a)
To marry Porphyria
b)
To kill Porphyria because she had an affair
c)
To be with a different woman
d)
Complete control over her
47.
What does Porphyria's Lover say about the decision murder?
a)
'I found a thing to do'
b)
'I'd planned it all along'
c)
'I wanted to kill her'
d)
'I didn't know what to do'
48.
In the "Rime of the Ancient Mariner," since the sun came up on the left of the ship we know that it was travelling
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east
d)
west
49.
__________ is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
a)
Rhythm
b)
Pattern
c)
Meter
d)
Beat
50.
What figurative language is used in this sentence?
"The boy was a statue when the train passed him by"
"The boy was a statue when the train passed him by"
a)
Simile
b)
Refrain
c)
Personification
d)
Metaphor
51.
What figurative language is used in this sentence?
"The sun was calling my name with its glowing, warm rays of light"
"The sun was calling my name with its glowing, warm rays of light"
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Refrain
d)
Hyperbole
52.
What figurative language is used in this sentence?
"The teenage boy left behind a stench of Axe so powerful that it could set off the smoke detectors"
"The teenage boy left behind a stench of Axe so powerful that it could set off the smoke detectors"
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Personification
c)
Simile
d)
Refrain
53.
What figurative language is used in this sentence?
"The boy was as fast as a rocket as he sped by on his bicycle"
"The boy was as fast as a rocket as he sped by on his bicycle"
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification
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