WorksheetsPoem - A Legend of Northland
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
This poem is a...........
Sonnet
Ballad
Song
Blank verse
Who is the poetess of the poem?
Robert Frost
William Butler Yeats
William Wordsworth
Phoebe Cary
Who was the preacher of the poem?
Saint Peter
Saint John
Saint Jesus
Saint Bishop
What did Saint ask the old lady for?
for shelter
for a piece of cake
for a mango
for alms
Legend is.....
an old house
an old traditional food
an old traditional story
an old animal
How did he punish her?
He blessed her
He cursed her and made her a lioness.
He cursed her and made her a woodpecker.
He blessed her and made her a woodpecker.
What did the woman make?
She made a big cake for Saint Peter.
She made a heavy cake for Saint Peter.
she made a small cake for Saint peter.
She made a small dosa for saint peter.
Who was on fast?
The little woman was on fast.
the big lady was on fast.
the woodpecker was on fast.
the saint was on fast.
what did the saint say about the woman?
the saint said about her that she was kind.
the saint said about her that she was selfish.
the saint said about her that she was generous.
the saint said about her that she was lucky.
How did she go up?
She went up through the door.
She went up through the chimney.
She went up through the window.
She went up through the ventilator.
Identify the important expression that has been taken from the poem.
Greedy woman
They tell them the curious story
Saint peter cursed the woman
black as coal
The ballad is a story which have long stanza
True
False
Enjambment is a poetic device that is use in the lines of poem without any stoppage or any punctuation marks at the end.
True
False
Legend is
A old house
An old traditional food
An old traditional story
An old animal
How did she go up?
She went up through the door.
She went up through the chimney.
She went up through the window.
She went up through the ventilator.
'Away, away in the Northland.' Which literary device is used in the line?
metaphor
simile
repetition
refrain
'Where a little woman was making cakes
And baking them on the hearth;'
What is a 'hearth'?
concrete area in front of a fireplace where cakes or bread are baked.
fireplace
oven
flat bread
'And surely such a woman was enough to provoke a saint.' What kind of woman is referred to in the expression 'such a woman'?
greedy
selfish
miserly
all of the above
What made St. Peter angry with the woman?
her cakes
she made a thin cake for him
her greedy actions
All
What curse did Saint Peter pronounce on the selfish woman?
That she shall build her shelter as birds do.
That she shall bore hard, dry wood for her scanty food.
That she shall keep boring all day.
All the above.
