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South by Kamau Brathwaite

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is not one of the themes in this poem?

a)

nature

b)

idealization of childhood

c)

nostalgia

d)

servitude

2.

The white sails slanted is a contrast to the sharp slanting sleet

a)

True

b)

False

3.

It is safe to assume that the poet is traveling to his oceanic home in the first stanza and arrives there by the last stanza.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

"Small urchins combing the beaches," is a literal expression.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The river and the speaker of the poem have nothing in common

a)

True

b)

False

6.

By repeating, "But today I", the poet shares his exuberance at having to finally return home.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The poet resents that the people who the river represent know the ultimate destination of the river

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which of these is not a description of the setting?

a)

sharp slanting sleet

b)

countless saltless savannahs

c)

plains that receive us

d)

none of the above

9.

Which word gives the impression of a traveler?

a)

sojourn

b)

toiling

c)

waiting

d)

combing

10.

Which is the correct motion of the speaker

a)

North to South to North

b)

South to East to West

c)

South to North to South

d)

East to North to South

11.

Two words from the poem that best suggest chaos and noise are

a)

toiling + ocean

b)

sleet + hail

c)

turbulent + tumult

d)

waves + procession

12.

'Life heaved and breathed' is an example of

a)

oxymoron

b)

assonance

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

alliteration

13.

'By these shores I was born' evokes a theme of

a)

envy

b)

loyalty

c)

pride

d)

identity

14.

The repetition of 'b' in line 2 is an example of

a)

alliteration

b)

assonance

c)

oxymoron

d)

onomatopoeia

15.

Which of these is not a sound device used by the poet in the poem

a)

imagery

b)

sibilance

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

alliteration

e)

None of the above

16.

Where was the poet born?

a)

Jamaica

b)

Guyana

c)

Barbados

d)

Saint Lucia

17.

What is the poet's name?

a)

Kamari Brathweight

b)

Kamau Brathwaite

c)

Kamal Brathwaite

d)

Kamau Brathwaithe

18.

What similarity is there between rivers and oceans in this poem?

a)

They both flow

b)

They're equally inviting

c)

They remind the poet of pleasant memories

d)

They both have white slanting birds