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Poetry from other Cultures

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Culture means...

a)

A type of poetry that explores people's personality.

b)

What food people like to eat.

c)

The traditions of a particular people or society.

d)

Where we live and make our homes.

2.

Which of these cultures have we NOT looked at this term?

a)

British

b)

American

c)

Nigerian

d)

Guyanese

e)

Pakistani

3.

In poetry, a paragraph is known as...

a)

A paragraph

b)

A verse

c)

A chorus

d)

A stanza

4.

When a writer uses language to create powerful pictures in the mind of their reader, this is called

a)

Imagery

b)

Structure

c)

Form

d)

Perspective

5.

Words that describe actions, such as 'walk' or 'jump' are called...

a)

verbs

b)

adverbs

c)

adjectives

d)

nouns

6.

What is a repetition?

a)

word that sound the same

b)

words that begin with the same sound

c)

words or phrases that are repeated

7.

Two words that have the same ending sound are called

a)

rhythm

b)

repetition

c)

rhyme

d)

alliteration

8.

The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of multiple words.

a)

Repetition

b)

Alliteration

c)

Simile

d)

Theme

9.
A figure of speech in which an exaggerated statement is made.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Enjambment
c)
Assonance
d)
Free Verse
10.
The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader.
a)
Theme
b)
Tone
c)
Verse
d)
Hyperbole
11.
Language not intended to be taken literally but layered with meaning through the use of imagery, metaphors, and other literary devices
a)
Plot Elements
b)
Figurative Language
c)
Sensory Language
d)
Literal Language
12.
Words within the lines that rhyme
a)
Internal Rhyme
b)
Exact Rhyme
c)
Near Rhyme
d)
End Rhyme
13.
What is the name of the literary technique where two contrasting ideas are placed side by side in order to show a contrasting effect?
a)
symbolism
b)
juxtaposition
c)
apostrophe
d)
Rhyme
14.

What is a simile?

a)

Comparing two things without using like and as

b)

Saying that one thing is another

c)

Comparing two unlike things using like and as

d)

When you make something sound worse or bigger than it is

15.
What is personification
a)
Giving human qualities to a human
b)
Giving non living qualities to living things
c)
Comparing something to a nonliving thing.
d)
Giving human qualities to a non human things
16.
Onomatopoeia is...
a)
An exaggerated statement
b)
A sound effect
c)
A comparison of two things using like or as
d)
The use of a word associated with a sound.
17.

Two lines that rhyme, one after the other are knows as...

a)

A rhyme

b)

A rhyming pair

c)

A rhyming couplet

d)

A rhyme duo

18.

Grace Nichols' poem For Forest uses repeatedly uses...

a)

personification to bring the forest to life.

b)

similes to bring the forest to life.

c)

metaphors to bring the forest to life.

d)

alliteration to bring the forest to life.

19.
Which word is used the most in 'For Forest'?
a)
Secrets
b)
Forest
c)
Keep
d)
and
20.

In 'For Forest', why does the poet not use 'correct' grammar?

a)

She didn't get a very good education

b)

It is written in a different language

c)

It is a really old poem

d)

To recreate a 'Guyana' accent

21.

Grace Nichol's message is that...

a)

We need to save the animals of the world before it is too late

b)

We need to chop down the forest and use it to build things

c)

We need to respect and protect the forest

d)

We need to donate to charity and help the homeless

22.

From which shop did the aunts request cardigans in "Presents From My Aunts in Pakistan"?

a)

Marks and Spencers

b)

Topshop

c)

Matalan

d)

New Look

23.

In 'Presents from my aunt'... what does she mean by 'Alien'

a)

Something is wrong

b)

From another planet

c)

Foreign, unfamiliar and out of place

d)

That she doesn't look like a human

24.

'Presents from my aunt' is autobiographical (influenced by the poet's own life and experiences).

a)

True

b)

False

25.

How does Moniza Alvi feel about belonging from two cultures?

a)

She is ashamed of her Pakistani roots

b)

She hates the British culture

c)

She loves both and feels completely at home

d)

She has mixed feelings as she belongs to both but questions her identity

26.

In 'Presents from my aunt'... which words (multiple) show her struggle to belong? Alien...

a)

snapped

b)

split

c)

radiant

d)

half-English

e)

admired

27.

Benjamin Zephaniah's poem, 'The British...' is written like a recipe, which makes this...

a)

An extended metaphor

b)

A reciphor

c)

An epic simile

d)

Non-fiction

28.

Why does Zephaniah write 'The British...' like a recipe?

a)

The poem is about food from different cultures

b)

People like to stir things up in Britain

c)

He says that British culture is made up of lots of different cultures, like ingredients.

d)

The British are famous for their food across the world

29.

What does Zephaniah want us to understand in 'The British'? (multiple answers)

a)

That British culture is more important than others

b)

To respect everyone's culture equally

c)

That some cultures are made up of lots of other cultures

d)

That Britain doesn't really have any culture

e)

That British culture has changed a lot over time

30.

In 'Not My Business', the poet's message is...

a)

We shouldn't stick our noses in other people's business

b)

Education is important to become a successful business person

c)

We should not ignore people's suffering just because it doesn't affect us

d)

We shouldn't let other people's opinions affect us

31.

Colloquial language is...

a)

Text speak

b)

A foreign language that we understand

c)

Informal, casual language like slang

d)

Language that rhymes

32.

Which of the following are types of alliteration

a)

Consonance

b)

Baberation

c)

Assonance

d)

Sibilance

e)

Obliteration