WorksheetsPoetry Analysis
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Mulga Bill was written by (a) Patterson
Uluru by Eva Johnson is a rhyming poem
true
false
what was the purpose of the poem Uluru?
to tell a humorous story about it
to persuade people to climb it
to explain how special and sacred it is
to list the nice things about it
The wild colonial boy had what context?
historical
social
cultural
all the above
Which words shows the poem Uluru had a cultural context?
stands in silence
protect the secrets of your dreaming
to crystal pools
jagged crevasses
Which phrase from Uluru shows personification?
isolated rock
crystal pools
women sing, wash, dance
whilst you stand dormant
which phrase from Uluru shows alliteration?
carry ancient stories
stands in silence
down your jagged crevasses
voices of your keepers
"As Mulga Bill, as white as chalk, sat tight to every bound" creates which mood?
saddness
happiness
excitement
loneliness
Repetition of a word or phrase is used to show something is
important
unimportant
boring
exciting
Which word was repeated in the poem Uluru?
Uluru
your
ancient
important
The purpose of the poem Hist was
to explain the way home through a park
to convince you to walk through the park
to tell an exciting story
I wandered as lonely as a cloud was a
rhyming poem
non rhyming poem
In the poem, I wandered as lonely as a cloud, the phrase, "Tossing their heads in sprightly dance" helps create which mood?
cheerful
sombre
lonely
annoyed
Who would be the best audience for the poem, lonely as a cloud?
Footy fans
Young children
Adults
Boomers
Alliteration is used in poetry to
make the poem sound boring
make it easy to spell
make the phrase sound nice
make the phrase sound annoying
If a poet wants to give the reader a really clear picture in their heads, what should they use?
simple words and phrases
similes and metaphors
assonance
rhyming words
If you don't like a poem what do you do?
explain why
pretend you do
cry
ignore me
Who would be the audience for the poem Uluru?
Toddlers
Primary school kids
Adults
Grandparents
Who would be the audience for the poem, In Summer, from Frozen?
Boomers
Adults
Young kids
Eshays
"I love a sunburnt country" is an example of
metaphor
simile
alliteration
personification
In the poem My Country, the poet repeats the phrase "I love" to emphasise
the purpose of the poem
the context of the poem
the rhyming pattern of the poem
Which is NOT noun group is from the poem "My Country"
I love her Jewel sea
the wide brown land for me
of ragged mountain ranges
hist, hark, the night is very dark
why did mulga bill not want to ride his bike again
because it was a 2 wheeled outlaw
because he was as white as chalk
because the wombats dug deeper underground
because it struck a stone and gave a spring
