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english assesment study guide

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What 2 poems that we looked at, had a deeper meaning about racism in the early 20th century USA?

a)

The Flowers

and

Strange Fruit

b)

Dis Poetry

and

The Flowers

c)

Half-Caste

and

Dis Poetry

d)

Shakespeare Sister

and

Half-Caste

2.

What kind of dialectic language did Benjamin Zephaniah use in his poem "Dis Poetry"?

a)

He didn't use dialectic language

b)

Caribbean Patois

c)

Jamaican Patois

3.

What things can a poem have that makes it almost like a song? (select 3)

a)

imagery

b)

lyrical language (language that's considered elevated or beautiful)

c)

stanzas

d)

rhythm

e)

metaphors

(often extended)

4.

what poetic features can a poet use to add a sense of time and place to their poetry? (select 4)

a)

stanzas

b)

imagery

c)

sensory language

d)

dialectic language

e)

specific and relevant details

5.

what poetic features does the poem "Strange Fruit" have and what is its focus?

a)

features :

  • - contrasting

  • - song references

  • - religious references

  • focus :

  • feminism/struggles women face compared to mens

b)

features :

  • - contrasting

  • - sensory language

  • - imagery

  • - extended metaphor

focus :

racism in early 20th century USA

c)

features :

  • - multiple languages

  • - extended metaphor

  • - imagery

  • focus :

  • effects of leaving home country, and losing your culture over time

6.

what poetic features does the poem "Search For My Tongue" have and what is its focus?

a)

features :

  • - contrasting

  • - song references

  • - religious references

  • focus :

  • feminism/struggles women face compared to mens

b)

features :

  • - contrasting

  • - sensory language

  • - imagery

  • - extended metaphor

focus :

racism in early 20th century USA

c)

features :

  • - multiple languages

  • - extended metaphor

  • - imagery

  • focus :

  • effects of leaving home country, and losing your culture over time

7.

what poetic features does the poem "Elvis's Twin Sister" have and what is its focus?

a)

features :

  • - contrasting

  • - song references

  • - religious references

  • focus :

  • feminism/struggles women face compared to mens

b)

features :

  • - contrasting

  • - sensory language

  • - imagery

  • - extended metaphor

focus :

racism in early 20th century USA

c)

features :

  • - multiple languages

  • - extended metaphor

  • - imagery

  • focus :

  • effects of leaving home country, and losing your culture over time

8.

what are kennings?

a)

when a metaphor is used all throughout a poem, story, etc.

b)

when a poet combines 2 languages together (normally English plus another language)

c)

an ancient Norse form of poetry that uses extended noun phrases

d)

an unnatural pause, normally in the middle of a line, in a poem

9.

The way a text is organised

and presented is...

(a)  

10.

Language which describes a

visual image is...

(a)  

11.

the mood or feel of a text is...

(a)  

12.

define enjambment

a)

the repetition of

vowel sounds

b)

The continuation of a line of

poetry without a pause beyond

the end of a line

c)

A pause in the

middle of a line of poetry,

indicated by some form of

punctuation

d)

The choice of words

used by a writer

13.

An unnatural pause in the

middle of a line of poetry,

indicated by some form of

punctuation

(a)  

14.

The repetition of initial consonant sounds in a group or words close together is...

(a)  

15.

the repetition of

vowel sounds is...

(a)  

16.

The repetition of the

/s/ sound is...

(a)  

17.

comparing something to

another thing, but using the

words like or as to do so is a...

(a)  

18.

The choice of words

used by a writer is...

(a)  

19.

A set of words

related in meaning, often

used by writers to create a

particular idea or image in a

reader’s mind is...

(a)  

20.

these words are an example of a semantic field :

party, cake, banners, celebration, candles, joy

what are they all in relation to?

a)

swimming pool

b)

school

c)

ocean

d)

birthdays

21.

these words are an example of a semantic field :

waves, lighthouse, clear, shore, storm, gulls, sails

what are they all in relation to?

a)

swimming pool

b)

school

c)

ocean

d)

birthdays

22.

what's the difference between a simile and metaphor?

a)

similes use like or as

while metaphors just state the comparison like a fact

b)

similes just states the comparison like a fact

while metaphors use like or as