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WorksheetsRequest to a Year by Judith Wright
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 11mins
Where was Judith Wright's great-great-grandmother sketching while her children played below?
Japan
Canada
Australia
Switzerland
What was the name of Judith Wright's great-great-grandmother's second eldest son?
Michael
John
Not mentioned
David
What did the girl use to try and save her brother from the river?
Hiking pole
Walking stick
Alpenstock
Fishing rod
What does the surviving sketch in the poem provide evidence of?
A family vacation
A historical battle
A famous painting
An incident that would have been forgotten
What does Judith Wright request the year to bring her as a gift?
A book of poetry
A musical instrument
A new painting
The firmness of her great-great-grandmother's hand
What does the poet use to directly address the year ahead of her in the poem?
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
Apostrophe
What does the poet use to describe the restrictions placed on women in the 19th century?
Social norms
Legal rights
Educational opportunities
Financial independence
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem 'Request to a Year'?
ABCB DEDE FGFG HH
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Free verse
ABBA CDDC EFFE GG
What is the main preoccupation of the poem 'Request to a Year'?
The attitude of the poet's great-great-grandmother
The culture of the 19th century
The landscape of Switzerland
The history of the Alps
What does the poet use to enhance the poem's musicality and rhythm?
Alliteration and consonance
Personification and apostrophe
Simile and metaphor
Irony and satire
What does the poet use to create a tone that is impersonal and detached?
Spare language and one long sentence
Figurative language and complex sentences
Rhyme scheme and fixed rhythmical structure
Emotional language and descriptive imagery
How does the phrase "firmness of her hand" underscore the way in which her great-great-grandmother has cut herself off from her emotions?
It uses hyperbole to suggest that she is uncaring about her children
It uses onomatopoeia to create rhythm
It uses metonymy to suggest that she is unemotional
It uses synecdoche to suggest that she is a disembodied hand without feelings
What does the poet desire as a Mother's Day present?
A box of chocolates
A bouquet of flowers
A new dress
The firmness of her great-great-grandmother's hand
Synonym for restricted
(a)
Synonym for skirts
(a)
Synonym for admirer
(a)
Synonym of thinking
(a)
