WorksheetsAll Things Poetry
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
When two or more words have the same ending sound, it is called:
scheme
rhyme
alliteration
repetition
What idea does the poet wish to convey about the ’ road that winds to the top of the hill'?
"winds” indicating it is not a straight path
To get to “the top of the hill” will take energy/exertion
unlike a flat or downhill route that is easy.
None of the above
Refer back to the poem. Identify the tone in lines 8 – 13.
Nostalgic
Melancholic
Longing
Wistful
None of the above
Complete the sentence
A young man's thoughts before
(a)
How does the diction used in line 7 (“the broad belch of beer”) convey the scene of a group drinking to excess? Also choose the poetic device that is used in line 7.
Alliteration
the ‘b’ sound is hard and coarse√
Irony
conveying the noise and vulgarity of a hard drinking session.
What is this poem about?
It is about June the 16th.
The poem communicates what the author feels during that time of June 16th.
The poem communicates the thoughts and feelings of one of the students in 1976 who would lose his life during the protests of June 16.
Fill in the correct answer:
Where is the location or the setting of the poem?
(a)
Would you say that the emotions and feelings of the speaker were feelings of bitterness of his impending fate?
Yes
No
This poem is a "Free Verse" poem. Briefly explain in a one sentence why it is in that manner.
The poem is a lament (mourn/elegy) for the dead OR a mournful song to be sung at a funeral – for those children gunned down while conducting a peaceful protest. Is this statement true or false?
True
False
Briefly discuss the context of the title of the poem. Not more than 2 sentences.
Refer back to your poem and look at line 5. Why does the speaker's heart ache for his mother?
Simply identify the sound device that is used in line 7:
"Around a table with the broad belch of beer".
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