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WorksheetsQ4 Poetry - Final Lesson Review Quiz
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
What is personification?
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
Which of the following are examples of simile?
His heart was as cold as ice
White as a sheet
Dance like no one is watching
The alligator's teeth are white daggers.
What is hyperbole?
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
Which of the following sentences contain clear examples of rhyme?
Tyger, tiger burning bright, In the forest of the night.
Off in the distance, a cowbell sounds, and an old tomcat sits and frowns.
Hark! The herald angels sing, Glory to the newborn king.
I am standing just inside the doorway, watching Mami talk to the television screen
What is alliteration?
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
The comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion ).
Which of the following sentences contain examples of alliteration?
It's evident the art of losing's not too hard to master,
Soon the sun’s warmth makes them shed crystal shells.
Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
We would sit down, and think which way to walk
What is free verse?
The beat and pace of a poem. It is created by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line or verse.
Poems that have no regular meter or rhythm. They do not follow a proper rhyme scheme; these poems do not have any set rules.
Which of the following examples contain free verse poetry?
Zig-zagging down the road, Trying not to stray over the center line, Or hit a curb, Or break an axle, Or flatten a tire
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary.
“Barely tolerated, living on the margin In our technological society, we were always having to be rescued
And round about there is a rabble Of the filthy, sturdy, unkillable infants of the very poor.
Is the language in the poem easy or difficult? Explain your answer using evidence from the poem.
Poem: The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
In your answer to this question please:
a) Please write TWO synonyms of the word 'beguile' (go to https://www.thesaurus.com/ for help with this)
b) Please write the dictionary definition of the word 'beguile'
In your answer to this question:
a) Please write TWO synonyms of the word 'equanimity' (go to https://www.thesaurus.com/ for help with this)
b) Please write the dictionary definition of the word 'equanimity'
Who was the airman that inspired the poem 'An Irish Airman Forsees his Death' by W.B. Yeats?
Andrew Peto
Robert Gregory
Lady Gregory
W.B. Yeats
What would it have been like to fly in a WW1 plane?
Where did the poet William Butler Yeats (W.B. Yeats) come from?
England
Wales
Ireland
Scotland
Explain the overall meaning of the poem 'An Irish Airman Foresees his Death'.
I know that I shall meet my fate
Somewhere among the clouds above;
Those that I fight I do not hate,
Those that I guard I do not love;
My country is Kiltartan Cross,
My countrymen Kiltartan’s poor,
No likely end could bring them loss
Or leave them happier than before.
Nor law, nor duty bade me fight,
Nor public men, nor cheering crowds,
A lonely impulse of delight
Drove to this tumult in the clouds;
I balanced all, brought all to mind,
The years to come seemed waste of breath,
A waste of breath the years behind
In balance with this life, this death.
Is the language in the poem 'An Irish Airman Forsesses his Death' easy or difficult? Explain your answer using evidence from the poem.
I know that I shall meet my fate
Somewhere among the clouds above;
Those that I fight I do not hate,
Those that I guard I do not love;
My country is Kiltartan Cross,
My countrymen Kiltartan’s poor,
No likely end could bring them loss
Or leave them happier than before.
Nor law, nor duty bade me fight,
Nor public men, nor cheering crowds,
A lonely impulse of delight
Drove to this tumult in the clouds;
I balanced all, brought all to mind,
The years to come seemed waste of breath,
A waste of breath the years behind
In balance with this life, this death.
Explain the term ‘Carry the can’ in your own words (the term is contained in the following poem by Michael Rosen)
These are the hands
These are the hands
That touch us first
Feel your head
Find the pulse
And make your bed.
These are the hands
That tap your back
Test the skin
Hold your arm
Wheel the bin
Change the bulb
Fix the drip
Pour the jug
Replace your hip.
These are the hands
That fill the bath
Mop the floor
Flick the switch
Soothe the sore
Burn the swabs
Give us a jab
Throw out sharps
Design the lab.
And these are the hands
That stop the leaks
Empty the pan
Wipe the pipes
Carry the can
Clamp the veins
Make the cast
Log the dose
And touch us last.
Explain the term ‘Log the dose’ in your own words (the term is contained in the following poem by Michael Rosen)
These are the hands
These are the hands
That touch us first
Feel your head
Find the pulse
And make your bed.
These are the hands
That tap your back
Test the skin
Hold your arm
Wheel the bin
Change the bulb
Fix the drip
Pour the jug
Replace your hip.
These are the hands
That fill the bath
Mop the floor
Flick the switch
Soothe the sore
Burn the swabs
Give us a jab
Throw out sharps
Design the lab.
And these are the hands
That stop the leaks
Empty the pan
Wipe the pipes
Carry the can
Clamp the veins
Make the cast
Log the dose
And touch us last.
In your own words, explain the meaning of lines 1-2 of the Shakespeare poem:
There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Summarize the meaning of the following poem in your own words:
There is a tide in the affairs of men
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their lifeIs bound in shallows and in miseries.
On such a full sea are we now afloat;
And we must take the current when it serves,
Or lose our ventures.
Name the poet of 'The Lake Isle of Innisfree.'
James Kirkup
Robert Frost
W.B. Yeats
Phoebe Cary
What is the best thing about Innisfree according to the poem below?
The Lake Isle of Innisfree
I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,
And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made;
Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee,
And live alone in the bee-loud glade.
And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
There midnight’s all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow,
And evening full of the linnet’s wings.
I will arise and go now, for always night and day
I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore;
While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements grey,
I hear it in the deep heart’s core.
It's a big modern city.
It's a place of many big industries.
It has many places of historical interest.
It is a place of great natural beauty.
In the poem below, what does the poet hope to get in Innisfree?
The Lake Isle of Innisfree
I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,
And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made;
Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee,
And live alone in the bee-loud glade.
And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
There midnight’s all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow,
And evening full of the linnet’s wings.
I will arise and go now, for always night and day
I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore;
While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements grey,
I hear it in the deep heart’s core.
Peace
Wealth
Friends
Name and fame
What kind of music will the poet get to hear in Innisfree? (See the poem below)
The Lake Isle of Innisfree
I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,
And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made;
Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee,
And live alone in the bee-loud glade.
And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
There midnight’s all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow,
And evening full of the linnet’s wings.
I will arise and go now, for always night and day
I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore;
While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements grey,
I hear it in the deep heart’s core.
The humming of bees.
The song of the cricket.
Both A and B.
Neither A nor B.
What does the poet hear night and day in the core of his heart? (see the poem below)
The Lake Isle of Innisfree
I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,
And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made;
Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee,
And live alone in the bee-loud glade.
And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
There midnight’s all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow,
And evening full of the linnet’s wings.
I will arise and go now, for always night and day
I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore;
While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements grey,
I hear it in the deep heart’s core.
The cries of his children telling him to come back home.
The sound of the lake water lapping against the shore of Innisfree.
The cries of his countrymen to fight for his country
The cries of birds and animals to come and live with them in the forest.
Where is the poet at the time of the writing of the poem?
The Lake Isle of Innisfree
I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,
And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made;
Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee,
And live alone in the bee-loud glade.
And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
There midnight’s all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow,
And evening full of the linnet’s wings.
I will arise and go now, for always night and day
I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore;
While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements grey,
I hear it in the deep heart’s core.
In London
In Paris
In Switzerland
In Innisfree
How does the airman in 'An Irish Airman Foresees his Death' feel about flights? (Check the poem below to help you answer...)
I know that I shall meet my fate
Somewhere among the clouds above;
Those that I fight I do not hate,
Those that I guard I do not love;
My country is Kiltartan Cross,
My countrymen Kiltartan’s poor,
No likely end could bring them loss
Or leave them happier than before.
Nor law, nor duty bade me fight,
Nor public men, nor cheering crowds,
A lonely impulse of delight
Drove to this tumult in the clouds;
I balanced all, brought all to mind,
The years to come seemed waste of breath,
A waste of breath the years behind
In balance with this life, this death.
He loves it.
He is terrified of flying.
He has no strong feelings either way.
The speaker’s tone in 'An Irish Airman Foresees his Death' could be described as:
(See poem to help you answer...)
I know that I shall meet my fate
Somewhere among the clouds above;
Those that I fight I do not hate,
Those that I guard I do not love;
My country is Kiltartan Cross,
My countrymen Kiltartan’s poor,
No likely end could bring them loss
Or leave them happier than before.
Nor law, nor duty bade me fight,
Nor public men, nor cheering crowds,
A lonely impulse of delight
Drove to this tumult in the clouds;
I balanced all, brought all to mind,
The years to come seemed waste of breath,
A waste of breath the years behind
In balance with this life, this death.
Angry
Cheerful
Detached
What is this poem 'An Irish Airman Foresees his Death' about?
(see poem below to help you)
I know that I shall meet my fate
Somewhere among the clouds above;
Those that I fight I do not hate,
Those that I guard I do not love;
My country is Kiltartan Cross,
My countrymen Kiltartan’s poor,
No likely end could bring them loss
Or leave them happier than before.
Nor law, nor duty bade me fight,
Nor public men, nor cheering crowds,
A lonely impulse of delight
Drove to this tumult in the clouds;
I balanced all, brought all to mind,
The years to come seemed waste of breath,
A waste of breath the years behind
In balance with this life, this death.
A modern day fighter pilot is about to crash.
A parachutist from World War Two prepares to jump from a plane.
A World War One pilot weighs up his reasons for fighting the enemy.
