WorksheetsPoetry revision quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the name of the poem by Benjamin Zephaniah
I am not the problem
I am not de problem
I am the problem
I have a problem
What is the name of the poem by John Agard?
Half man
Half person
Half-Caste
What themes can we see in both poems?
Stereotypes
Racism
Discrimination
All of them
Where was John Agard born?
Guyana
Jamaica
Britain
Portugal
What did Zephaniah's teachers want him to do instead of being academic? Tick two
Playing piano
Dancing
Singing
Sports (athletics)
Finish the quote from the poem 'No Problem':
" But dey got me______"
On the run
On de run
Running
Dancing
Finish the quote from 'Half-Caste':
"listening to yu wid de____"
Keen half of mih ear
ear
Keen half of my ear
Keen half of mih eye
What technique is used in the quote:
"Yu mean when picasso Mix red an green Is a half-caste canvas?"
Personificaton
Simile
Rhetorical question
What technique is used in the quote:
"I am not de problem...I am not de problem... I am not de problem"
Rhetorical question
Repetition
Metaphor
Simile
True or False...
Benjamin Zephaniah and John Agard have both lived in the UK
True
False
