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Worksheets'The Jaguar' by Ted Hughes
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 12mins
Who wrote this poem?
(a)
Where is the poem set?
Farm
Zoo
Jungle
Forest
What animal is not listed in the first stanza?
Parrots
Apes
Giraffes
Lions
'The Parrot's Shriek,' What type of figurative language is this?
Personification
Onomatopoeia
'Strut like cheap tarts to attract the stroller with the nut.' What type of figurative language is this?
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
Personification
Who is the "stroller with the nut"?
Spectators
Zoo Keeper
Another Parrot
Fill in the missing word. Fatigued with (a)
'Tiger and lion lie still as the sun,' What kind of figurative language is this?
Simile
Alliteration
Metaphor
Assonance
The Boa Constrictor's coil is a (a)
"Stinks of sleepers form the breathing straw." What TWO literary devices does Hughes combine here?
Alliteration/ Assonance
Personification/ Hyperbole
Assonance/ Personification
Repetition/ Simile
What word does Hughes use to perfectly describe the jaguar
Beautiful
Mesmerizing
Astounding
Frightening
Do you agree that zoos are good for animals?
Yes
No
No sure
Did you think Hughes' poem is effective in hilighting animal welfare?
No
Yes
Not sure
"The world runs under the long thrust of his heel." List 2 litery devices used here?
