WorksheetsBLAKE & NATURE
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
'LONDON'
Which word is used to describe the River Thames?
Confined
Limited
Imprisoned
Chartered
'LONDON'
In stanza three an adjective is used to describe the church - write it in the box below:
(a)
'LONDON'
What decorates the 'palace walls' in stanza three of the poem?
pain
blood
misery
tears
'LONDON'
In stanza four, when does the speaker hear the 'youthful harlot's curse'?
dawn
dusk
midday
midnight
'LONDON'
Complete the quotation from the penultimate line of stanza four:
HINT: it describes the way the youthful harlots engage with their offspring
'... the new-born infant's tear'
(a)
'THE HUMAN ABSTRACT'
Who 'knits a snare' in stanza two, and 'waters the ground with tears' in stanza three?
Misery
Pity
Cruelty
Love
'THE HUMAN ABSTRACT'
What is the missing word from this line in stanza four?
HINT: imagery describes organised religion.
'And the ... and fly
Feed on the Mystery.'
(a)
'THE HUMAN ABSTRACT'
How is the 'fruit of Deceit' described in stanza five?
Ruddy and sweet
Healthy and hearty
Red and inviting
Delicious and ripe
'THE HUMAN ABSTRACT'
Which bird makes a nest in stanza five?
Duck
Pigeon
Vulture
Raven
'THE HUMAN ABSTRACT'
According to the final stanza, where can we find the tree described in the poem?
Human heart
Human brain
The church
Human ear
'THE ECCHOING GREEN'
What makes 'happy the skies' in stanza one?
The sun
The moon
The stars
The breeze
'THE ECCHOING GREEN'
'The birds of the bush' are mentioned in the first stanza - which bird can be heard singing with the sky-lark?
(a)
'THE ECCHOING GREEN'
Old John is sitting beneath an old tree on the green - what kind of tree is it?
(a)
'THE ECCHOING GREEN'
When do the children's 'sports have an end' in stanza three?
When the sun rises
When the children have eaten
When their mothers collect them
When the sun sets
'THE ECCHOING GREEN'
What word is used in the final stanza to describe the green?
(a)
