WorksheetsPoem Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 2mins
What does Eliot mean on line 3 when he states" I'm as mad as a hatter"?
he loves hats
naming cats makes him angry
cat naming is very difficult
he may be thought crazy for naming cats
Why do cats stay engaged in profound meditation?
to think about its life as a cat
to decide what to eat
contemplate future decisions
to think about his name
How can a cat keep his/her tail perpendicular?
by sitting in the correct way
having long whiskers
being named Jellylorum
having a peculiar and dignified name
Inscrutable on line 31 most likely means?
insecure
poignant
mysterious
difficult
"Allusion" is a figure of speech used in the poem. Tick the line from the poem which is the apt example of Allusion.
His ineffable effable
You may think at first I’m as mad as a hatter
But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess.
Such as Munkstrap, Quaxo, or Coricopat,
Oxymoron is a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g. faith unfaithful kept him falsely true). Choose the oxymoron from the options given below.
His ineffable effable
The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,
Deep and inscrutable singular Name.
Effanineffable
But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess.
which figure of speech is used in this line?
Allusion
Simile
Personification
Imagery
"His ineffable effable
(a)
Deep and inscrutable singular Name."
Fill in the blank.
"What is life, If full of care"; in the following line from the poem Leisure, what does the word care means?
worries
caring for others
being careful
pampering ourselves
No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep or cows.
No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.
From the above stanzas find an example of Simile.
And stare as long as sheep or cows.
No time to see, when woods we pass
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.
none of the above
No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.
The underline phrase is an example of which figure of speech?
Alliteration
Allusion
Simile
Imagery
Pick personification from the the lines given below.
No time to turn at Beauty's glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance.
No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began.
‘Beauty’s glance
And watch her feet, how they can dance’
No time to turn
No time to wait till
What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep or cows.
No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.
What is the rhyming scheme of the following lines from the poem, (Leisure)?
aa bb cc
aa
a b c
bb cc dd
Fill in the blank
No time to see, in broad daylight,
______________ full of stars, like skies at night.
river
streams
stream
water
'Streams full of stars' , which figure of speech does this phrase represent?
Simile
Metaphor
Imagery
Allusion
