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Poetry Analysis

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mulga Bill was written by (a)   Patterson

2.

Uluru by Eva Johnson is a rhyming poem

a)

true

b)

false

3.

what was the purpose of the poem Uluru?

a)

to tell a humorous story about it

b)

to persuade people to climb it

c)

to explain how special and sacred it is

d)

to list the nice things about it

4.

The wild colonial boy had what context?

a)

historical

b)

social

c)

cultural

d)

all the above

5.

Which words shows the poem Uluru had a cultural context?

a)

stands in silence

b)

protect the secrets of your dreaming

c)

to crystal pools

d)

jagged crevasses

6.

Which phrase from Uluru shows personification?

a)

isolated rock

b)

crystal pools

c)

women sing, wash, dance

d)

whilst you stand dormant

7.

which phrase from Uluru shows alliteration?

a)

carry ancient stories

b)

stands in silence

c)

down your jagged crevasses

d)

voices of your keepers

8.

"As Mulga Bill, as white as chalk, sat tight to every bound" creates which mood?

a)

saddness

b)

happiness

c)

excitement

d)

loneliness

9.

Repetition of a word or phrase is used to show something is

a)

important

b)

unimportant

c)

boring

d)

exciting

10.

Which word was repeated in the poem Uluru?

a)

Uluru

b)

your

c)

ancient

d)

important

11.

The purpose of the poem Hist was

a)

to explain the way home through a park

b)

to convince you to walk through the park

c)

to tell an exciting story

12.

I wandered as lonely as a cloud was a

a)

rhyming poem

b)

non rhyming poem

13.

In the poem, I wandered as lonely as a cloud, the phrase, "Tossing their heads in sprightly dance" helps create which mood?

a)

cheerful

b)

sombre

c)

lonely

d)

annoyed

14.

Who would be the best audience for the poem, lonely as a cloud?

a)

Footy fans

b)

Young children

c)

Adults

d)

Boomers

15.

Alliteration is used in poetry to

a)

make the poem sound boring

b)

make it easy to spell

c)

make the phrase sound nice

d)

make the phrase sound annoying

16.

If a poet wants to give the reader a really clear picture in their heads, what should they use?

a)

simple words and phrases

b)

similes and metaphors

c)

assonance

d)

rhyming words

17.

If you don't like a poem what do you do?

a)

explain why

b)

pretend you do

c)

cry

d)

ignore me

18.

Who would be the audience for the poem Uluru?

a)

Toddlers

b)

Primary school kids

c)

Adults

d)

Grandparents

19.

Who would be the audience for the poem, In Summer, from Frozen?

a)

Boomers

b)

Adults

c)

Young kids

d)

Eshays

20.

"I love a sunburnt country" is an example of

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

d)

personification

21.

In the poem My Country, the poet repeats the phrase "I love" to emphasise

a)

the purpose of the poem

b)

the context of the poem

c)

the rhyming pattern of the poem

22.

Which is NOT noun group is from the poem "My Country"

a)

I love her Jewel sea

b)

the wide brown land for me

c)

of ragged mountain ranges

d)

hist, hark, the night is very dark

23.

why did mulga bill not want to ride his bike again

a)

because it was a 2 wheeled outlaw

b)

because he was as white as chalk

c)

because the wombats dug deeper underground

d)

because it struck a stone and gave a spring