Worksheets"The Village Blacksmith"
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Who is the poet of "The Village Blacksmith"?
Sir Walter Scott
Walt Whitman
Robert Frost
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Under which tree does that village blacksmith stand?
Oak tree
Chestnut tree
Walnut tree
Acacia tree
What poetic device is used in the line:
"the muscles of his brawny arms are strong as iron bands"?
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
Personificaiton
What are the phrases used to describe the strength of the blacksmith?
Brawny arms
Mighty man
Sinewy hands
All of the above
What is the rhyme scheme in the first stanza of the poem "The Village Blacksmith"?
ABABAB
ABABCB
ABABCD
AABBCC
What does the line 'how in the grave she lies' imply in the poem?
It is about a grave.
It is about a graveyard in a church.
It is about the death of the blacksmith's wife.
None of these
Who is the worthy friend mentioned in the last stanza of the poem:
'Thanks, thanks to thee, my worthy friend'?
The poet
The village blacksmith
The parson
The school children
An example of personification in the poem is:
"Toiling -- Rejoicing -- Sorrowing..."
"And looks the whole world in the face..."
"His hair is crisp and black and long..."
"Week in, week out, from morn til night..."
Which of the following does NOT attract the children to the smithy?
Catching the burning sparks
Hanging out under the chestnut tree
Hearing the bellows roar
Seeing the flaming forge
Which of the following is the theme of "The Village Blacksmith"?
Even though your future is unknown, work hard to make it bright.
Work out now because you don't know what will be your future.
Through the trials of life, our futures are worked out.
When you have the choice to be the village blacksmith, always be the village blacksmith.
