WorksheetsComing By Phillip Larkin
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
How many lines are there in Coming?
10
20
19
1
The poem is divide into how many parts?
1
2
5
0
Does the poem have a rhyme scheme?
Yes
No
The poem is it is unified by the (a) of the lines,
What tone is there in the poem?
peaceful
sad
angry
happy
‘Coming’ by Phillip Larkin describes a culmination of blissful emotions within a speaker that are a result of?
growing up
listening to the bird sing
coming of winter
the soon to arrive season of spring.
What is a thrush?
plant
feeling
bird
the weather
“Light,” the “chill,” and the yellow color of the sky is a depiction of?
the winter evening
the sunset and all the resulting sights and sounds.
a bird singing with astonishing sound
In the second half of the poem the speaker is
watching the sunset.
looking back in time.
reminiscing
looking forward in time.
Which feature of language has been used in the following line?
It will be spring soon,
It will be spring soon,
repetition
metaphor
symbolism
alliteration
Who is the speaker in the poem?
the person watching the sunset
one who narrates how people are happy
the child
the one waiting for the spring
Which stylistic device has been used here.
Feel like a child
Who comes on a scene
Of adult reconciling,
And can understand nothing
But the unusual laughter,
And starts to be happy.
personification
repetition
Assonance
metaphor
What is laurel?
a bird
the speaker
a plant
the poet
Which stylistic device has been used in the following line?
Bathes the serene
Foreheads of houses.
Simile
personification
metaphor
Irony
Write down any example of imagery used in the poem and the effect.
