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KS3 English The Tyger by William Blake

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word in the poem suggest that whatever made the tiger will live forever and never die?

a)

aspire

b)

immortal

c)

sinews

d)

anvil

2.

Which word describes the pattern of stripes on the face and body of the tiger?

a)

dread hand and dread feet

b)

immortal hand and eye

c)

the fire of thine eyes

d)

thy fearful symmetry

3.

Which two words suggest ideas of this tiger being made from metal in an industrial factory?

a)

Sinews and heart

b)

Deeps and skies

c)

Anvil and furnace

d)

Spears and tears

4.

Which word below are you unlikely to use to describe the tiger and the general tone of the poem?

a)

Mysterious

b)

Gentle

c)

Sinister

d)

Powerful

5.

Which of these phrases is not an example of alliteration from the poem?

a)

Tyger tyger

b)

Burning bright

c)

Distant Deeps

d)

Dare its deadly terrors clasp

6.

Which of these words or phrases is not repeated for dramatic effect in the poem?

a)

Tyger

b)

Dread

c)

What

d)

Sieze

7.

How might you describe the structure of the poem

a)

3 stanzas of 8 lines using internal rhyme

b)

6 stanzas of 6 lines using an ABAB rhyme structure

c)

6 stanzas of 4 lines (or quatrains) made up of 2 rhyming couplets

d)

8 stanzas of 6 lines (or sestets) made up of 3 rhyming couplets

8.

The poem is not actually a description of a tiger. Instead the poem....

a)

describes a tiger hunting in forests

b)

asks questions about who or what created tigers

c)

questions if tigers should be kept in zoos

d)

asks readers to prevent tigers from becoming extinct

9.

Which ambiguous pronoun in poem suggests that the tiger was created by God or another mysterious force or power like nature?

a)

He

b)

She

c)

It

d)

They

10.

The poem is amazed that as well as tigers, the creator or creative force that made tigers also made....

a)

lions

b)

lambs

c)

llamas

d)

lobsters

11.

What question would you like to ask William Blake about this poem?

4 lines
12.

What is the title of the book 'The Tyger' was part of?

a)

Songs of Innocence and Experience

b)

Songs of Love and Hate

c)

Songs of Tygers and Lambs

d)

Songs of Joy and Tears of Laughter