WorksheetsThe Hollow
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
How does the poet’s use of descriptive language contribute to the mood of the selection?
It establishes a dreamlike feeling.
It creates feelings of terror and fright
It adds a note of confusion to the text.
It helps to relieve tension and suspense.
How does the last stanza affect the meaning of the selection?
It concludes the poem on an uncertain note.
It exposes the danger that lurks in the woods.
It shows there is a good reason to be afraid.
It reveals nothing scary has happened or will happen.
What is the rhyme scheme of the selection?
ABAB
AABB
ABBA
AAAB
Which inference about the speaker does the second stanza best support?
The speaker lacks courage
The speaker is difficult to scare.
The speaker tends to take foolish risks.
The speaker is influenced by scary stories.
Read this quotation from the selection.
The headless horseman I hoped not to see
The most likely reason the speaker refers to the “headless horseman” is to —
add to the feeling of suspense
make the situation seem fanciful
describe the hollow in a lighthearted way
shift the setting from a graveyard to a bridge
Which two are details from the selection that indicate it belongs in the horror genre?
The shocking twist at the end
The descriptions of scary sounds
The death of one of the characters
The increasingly dangerous situation
The suggestion of supernatural elements
Why is this selection an example of irony?
The speaker’s real meaning differs from what is actually said.
The speaker’s feeling about the situation turns out to be correct.
The speaker knows less about the situation than the reader does.
The speaker undercuts the suspense by ending on a humorous note.
Based on the ending of the poem, what message does the poet most likely want to convey?
There is no way to escape your fate.
Home is where the heart is.
The only thing to fear is fear itself.
Which statement describes a major difference between a traditional poem and a free verse poem?
A traditional poem may contain alliteration, but a free verse poem does not contain this sound device.
A traditional poem may contain regular meter and rhyme scheme, but a free verse poem does not contain these elements.
A traditional poem may contain rhyme and figurative language, but a free verse poem does not contain these elements.
A traditional poem may contain imagery, but a free verse poem does not relay vivid images to the reader.
Day and night, I pluck the strings,
While my backup singer sings.
We'll be famous, wait and see—
One day we'll rock out on TV.
Free Verse
Traditional
Looking out my window
I see a towering mass of cloud—
a kingdom of air
reaching to heaven
in optimism and hope.
Free verse
Traditional
Which is a correct description of this poem's form?
It was July, and the sun
toasted the emerald grass
until it smelled of warmth
and green and life.
It was July, and my heart
soaked up the airy warmth
until it sang of joy
and love and life.
It has two stanzas and eight sentences.
It has eight stanzas.
It has eight lines and two stanzas.
It has eight lines and no stanzas.
