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WorksheetsGod's Grandeur Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
The poet who wrote "God's Grandeur"...
William Wordsworth
Robert Frost
Gerard Manley Hopkins
Martin Carter
Lines 1-3 contain an abundance of
alliteration
anecdote
anaphora
metaphor
simile
The poem God's Grandeur is a
petrarchan/italian sonnet
free verse poem
haiku
couplet
limerick
The first 8 lines in the poem are known as
a sestet
a quatrain
a couplet
an octave
a quintet
In context, the repetition in line 5 (Generations have trod, have trod, have trod) highlights
man's preference for the natural world
the non-stop nature of man's mistakes
the demands of an earthly life
man's preference for God
man's dissatisfaction with the material world
One of the ideas brought out in this poem is that despite the proof of God's existence, humans fail to
respect God's authority
be afraid of lightning
appreciate the thunder and lightning
pray
enjoy life the way they should
The line, "Nor can foot feel, being shod" means that
we cannot walk
we cannot feel the sand on our feet
we have lost our connection with earth and appreciation for nature
we cannot remove our shoes
we should not wear any shoes
The last six lines are different from the first eight in that
the sound changes but the tone stays the same
God is portrayed as less powerful
the focus is more on man and not on God
they reassure us of God's presence rather than question it
they contain doubt instead of faith in God
The theme of the poem is best expressed by which one of its phrases?
"It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oil" (3)
"all is seared with trade; bleared, smeared with toil" (6)
"Why do men then now not reck his rod" (4)
"nature is never spent" (9)
"Generations have trod, have trod, have trod" (5)
Why is nature never spent?
because we cannot use all the water on earth
because humans will one day be destroyed
because nature will stop existing one day
because God does not allow us to use all our resources
because nature rejuvenates, renews and restores
The poem ends with
amusement
incontrollable hope and awe in God's presence
a double feeling of love and hate
hopelessness
constructive criticism
In context, the repetition in line 5 highlights
man's preference for the natural world
the inexorable nature of man's mistakes
the monotonous demands of an earthly life
man's temporary preference for industry and materiality over God
man's dissatisfaction with the material world
The rhyme scheme of the poem is
abbaabbacdccdc
abcdefabcdefgg
ababcdcdefefgg
abaabaabacdcdcd
abbaabbacdcdcd
The change in tone from lines 1-3 to lines 4-8 is
a change from reverential to ambivalent
a change from perplexed to dismayed
a change from awe-inspired to dirgelike
a change from optimism to skepticism
a change from confident to pitiful
What does grandeur mean?
splendour and impressiveness, especially of appearance or style.
relating to or used for formal religious or public events.
grand prize or achievement.
a fancy/ grand party at the palace.
What era was the poem written in
Romantic Era
Elizabethan Era
Victorian Era
Biblical Era
What is the structure of the sonnet?
The form uses three quatrains, followed by a rhyming couplet
Divided into an octave (8 lines) and a sestet (6 lines).
Can even create their own forms but remain in the fourteen-line format.
Which word is repeated 3 times throughout the poem?
god
nature
trod
holy
What is the central theme of the poem?
How both the past generation and present generations have destroyed God's gift (nature)
As humans we keep sinning but God hold no grudges.
God lives in a grand and fancy palace where he looks over us.
Nature is the heart of our earth although we are destroying it but if we change we can still redeem our gift from God.
What was his alternative career besides being a poet?
Author
Carpenter
Pastor
Theatre owner
