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Worksheetsan african thunderstorm mutiplechoice
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who wrote An African Thunderstorm?
Paul Marshall
Joseph Ko
David Rubadiri
Angelo Beckles
Which theme is evident in the poem?
Love and family relationships
Nature
Childhood experiences
Racism
Select the similes from the options below.
Clouds come hurrying with the wind
Like dark sinister wings
Pregnant clouds
Like a madman chasing nothing
In which stanza of the poem is contrast evident?
Stanza 1
Stanza 2
Stanza 3
Stanza 4
Trees bend to let it pass is an example of (a)
Pregnant clouds is an example of ______________
Metaphor
Personification
Oxymoron
Irony
What is the mood of the poem?
Happy & Angry
Thunder & lightning
Panic & excitement
Excitement & joy
Which of the following senses does the poem appeal to most?
Touch
Hearing
Taste
Sight
What is likened to locusts in stanza one?
The clouds
The plaque
Colonial masters
The wind
Which lines embody the theme of colonization?
From the west
trees bend to let it pass.
the pelting march of the storm.
Babies clinging on their backs
The phrase "Like sinister dark wings;” this line again bringing the ominous feeling, like a bird of prey waiting, looking for its target.
True
False
“In the village/Screams of delighted children,/
Toss and turn” the innocence of children personified, they do not understand the danger of the storm and see it as exciting which is in contrast to the mothers looking for shelter from the storm.
True
False
The emphasis of the onomatopoeia “Rumble, tremble and crack” allow the reader to get a vivid picture of the destruction caused by the storm.
True
False
The following are examples of:
“Like a plague of locusts, ”
“Like a madman chasing nothing.”
“Like sinister dark wings;”
Metaphor
Imagery
Rhyme
Simile
Which of the following best describes the theme of the poem?
Man vs. Nature
Life/Death
Places
Which of the following best describes the mood of the poem?
Bad weather
Fear
Impending doom/terror
