WorksheetsSong of the witches by William Shakespeare
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 37mins
Who wrote the poem 'The witches' song'?
(a)
This poem was extracted from Shakespeare's tragedy...
(a)
There are ............ witches chanting in this poem.
one
two
three
four
What is a 'howlet'?
someone that howls
an owl
an ugly person
a funny joke
In British history, witches were... (choose the most appropriate answer)
an important part of society.
young and attractive women who helped cure sick people.
a symbol of good luck.
blamed for catastrophes which at the time, could not be explained scientifically.
This poem is made up of (a) verses.
The rhyme scheme of the poem is ....
ABAB
AABB
ABCD
ABCB
This particular rhyme scheme and the repetition of the the first two verses give the poem...
a nursery rhyme feel.
a comic twist.
nothing in particular.
'Fillet of a fenny snake' is an example of...
metaphor
personification
alliteration
onomatopoeia
Even though the sing-song element gives the poem a child-like tune, the verses in reality imply...
the invocation of evil and all things malevolent and sinister.
that Macbeth is going to become a wizard.
that King Duncan has asked the witches to put an evil spell on Macbeth.
that the witches are trying to put Macbeth to sleep.
What is an 'Adder's fork'?
The fork that one uses to eat an adder.
The fork-shaped tongue of small, venomous snake.
The fork-shaped symbol on the adder.
In 'like a hell-broth, boil and bubble', the repetition of the 'b' sound is imitating...
the sound an angry dog makes.
the sound of the disgusting potion as it boils in the cauldron.
The cackling sound of the witches' laughter.
