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WorksheetsThe Listeners
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 4mins
What is the mood of the poem “The Listeners”?
Excited
Eerie
Joyful
Sad
Is this an example of alliteration? “And how the silence surged softly backward”
Yes
No
Sometimes
Is “ ‘Is there anybody there’ “ a refrain or repetition?
Refrain
Repetition
What does repetition do for the poem?
Changes and adds drama
Makes it hard to read
Sets the mood
It shows how the author is the speaker
Can the poem change based on how it is read?
Yes
No
Sometimes
Which sentence is an example of descriptive word choice?
“No head from the leaf-fringed sill”
“Of the forest’s ferny floor”
“For suddenly he smote on the door again a second time”
“Hearkening in an air stirred and shaken”
Which is an example of both hyperbole and imagery?
“Hearkening in an air stirred and shaken”
“From the one man left awake:”
“Knocking on the moonlit door”
“And a bird flew up out of the turret”
There isn’t an example
Who is the author?
Ray Bradbury
Gary Soto
Walter de la Mare
Alfred Noyes
None of these are the author
What was the inspiration for this poem?
A road trip
A tour of a haunted house
A song
A high school reunion
None of these apply
What kind of poem is this?
Acrostic Poem
Sonnet
Diamante’ Poem
Narrative Poem
None of these apply
Where did this poem take place?
In a forest during the night
In an abandoned school
On a horse by a pond
At an old motel during a full moon
At a High School
Who is the speaker?
The author
It was not clarified
Charlemagne
A friend of the author
Is there a rhyme scheme?
Yes
No
Which word shows that the setting involves a mansion or castle?
Moonlit door
Turret
Iron on stone
Plunging hoofs
Which words below suggests that the owners of the house are dead?
Bird flew up out of the turret
Grey Eyes
They are dead
Phantom Listeners
What sentence below demonstrates that the Traveller knew "the Listeners?"
"Tell them I came, and no on answered, That I kept my word."
Silence surged softly backward
"Is there anybody there?"
He suddenly smote on the door even louder.
