WorksheetsEnglish FAL: POETRY GRADE 11
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Study the poem on your right or on the papers given to you in class. Where is the narrator of this poem? Quote evidence for your answer.
In prison. The narrator says "In my prisoner's sleep".
Outside at night. Evidence are words such as ''outside", "night".
The narrator is in a bird sanctuary, evidence is seen by the words "cooing", "whirr".
Which two words suggest that the poet can hear of the doves' activity.
''cooings'' and ''wings"
"perch" and "fan"
"cooings" and "whirr"
"whirr" and "wings"
What figure of speech is in line 5?
Onamatopoeia
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
What kind of poem is 'The Doves' ?
Cinquians
Sonnet
Prison poem
Haiku poems
List three key words that are repeated in the first six lines. (NB ! choose 3 correct answers)
Outside
perch
Everywhere
Clear
What is the mood of the first stanza.
Cheerful and fun
Light and pleasant
Heavy and sad
Hopeful and fearful
What is the mood of the second stanza.
Confusing and heavy
Sad and hopeful
cheerful and pleasant
Heavy and sad
Which sentence best describe the theme of the poem. (3 marks, 1 answer)
The poem teaches people to be independant and that they should stop relying on others for help
The poem shows that a person cannot live alone and needs other people so that he or she can function correctly in a society.
The cruelty, inhumanity and suffering that jailed activists who peacefully oppose the government experience.
What is the use of the imagery in the second stanza? (choose 2 correct answers)
Daytime in jail is better than during the day.
Day and night are the same when you are in prison.
Being in jail is compared with life being an endless, dark night.
The implication is that darkness and night hides bad deeds.
Use the imagery linked with doves to explain why they are used in this poem by a political prisoner.
The dove shows how beautiful life can be out of prison
The dove is a sign of being granted bail
The dove reminds the prisoner of freedom, peace and justice
