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WorksheetsHigh School Poetry
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What literary device is used in the sentence?
Assonance
Consonance
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
O earth, please give me so much joy.
personification
allusion
apostrophe
metaphor
How does the poet's use of the words breaks, march, camouflage, armed affect the tone of the poem?
He purposely chooses words which are reflective of war or the military to create the way he felt there.
He purposefully chooses words which convey a sense of urgency about urban problems.
He purposefully chooses words which are nostalgic and remind the audience of their past.
He purposefully chooses words which sound neutral to convey the idea of uniformity in suburban life.
What does the phrase "but never learn to swim" mean in line 7?
"Oceans of adolescents come here to receive lessons but never learn to swim, part like the Red Sea when the bell rings."
don't know how to move around the school
are hydrophobic and fear water
don't know how to do basic things
never been to the Red Sea
What is the purpose of the figurative language in lines 9-10?
to show the disconnect between life in Chicago vs in schools
to show how the students aren't able to separate
to show how badly the school fences have been maintained
to show how much the speaker dislikes the way school is set up
The Little Turtle
Vachel Lindsay
There was a little turtle.
He lived in a box.
He swam in a puddle.
He climbed on the rocks.
He snapped at a mosquito.
He snapped at a flea.
He snapped at a minnow.
And he snapped at me.
He caught the mosquito.
He caught the flea.
He caught the minnow.
And he didn’t catch me.
*What is the poem about?
It is about climbing rocks
It is about mosquito
It is about a boy
It is about little turtle
What did the writer tell you with his poem?
View of sea
View of mountain
View of pool and sand
View of sky
Birthday Boy
Vachel Lindsay
When I was one
It was so much fun.
When I was two
The world was new.
Then I turned quickly
Into a boy of three.
One year more
And I was four.
Now I’m happy to say
I’m a year older today.
And soon you’ll see
Another birthday party for me
Do you know
How old I’ll be?
*What is the Poem about?
It is about birthday party of boy
It is about happy boy
It is about numeral
It is about new world
Birthday Boy
Vachel Lindsay
When I was one
It was so much fun.
When I was two
The world was new.
Then I turned quickly
Into a boy of three.
One year more
And I was four.
Now I’m happy to say
I’m a year older today.
And soon you’ll see
Another birthday party for me
Do you know
How old I’ll be?
*How old will the boy be?
He will be six
He will be five
He will be four
He will be seven
In January the year just begins.
In February there’s a Valentine for everyone.
In March the winds can blow and blow.
In April spring comes and there’s no more snow.
In May the air is fresh and clean.
In June the grass is long and green.
In July the sun is high in the sky.
In August hot winds go blowing by.
In September we children go to school.
In October Halloween fun is the rule.
In November we have a day of Thanksgiving.
In December there’s holiday fun in giving.
*How many cultural events are there in the poem?
one
two
three
No one
In January the year just begins.
In February there’s a Valentine for everyone.
In March the winds can blow and blow.
In April spring comes and there’s no more snow.
In May the air is fresh and clean.
In June the grass is long and green.
In July the sun is high in the sky.
In August hot winds go blowing by.
In September we children go to school.
In October Halloween fun is the rule.
In November we have a day of Thanksgiving.
In December there’s holiday fun in giving.
After reading the poem, answer these questions.
*How is the air in May?
cold and dirty
fresh and clean
fresh and cold
cold and clean
The Little Turtle
Vachel Lindsay
There was a little turtle.
He lived in a box.
He swam in a puddle.
He climbed on the rocks.
He snapped at a mosquito.
He snapped at a flea.
He snapped at a minnow.
And he snapped at me.
He caught the mosquito.
He caught the flea.
He caught the minnow.
And he didn’t catch me.
*What could the turtle do?
Catch the rocks
Catch mosquitoes
Catch me
Catch plankton
Sea
Leonard Clark
Over the hill
First sight of the sea
Lying sunlit and still
Just waiting for me.
I race from the land
In the clear morning light
To rock pool and sand,
Shells whiter than white.
Birds ride the sky,
The wispy clouds there
Soft floating, and I
Am walking on air.
* Who wrote the poem?
Me.
Anonymous
Leonard Clark
I did
When I was one
It was so much fun.
When I was two
The world was new.
Then I turned quickly
Into a boy of three.
One year more
And I was four.
Now I’m happy to say
I’m a year older today.
And soon you’ll see
Another birthday party for me
Do you know
How old I’ll be?
*Mention two sequences lines which have rhyme!
Line 1 and 2
Line 2 and 3
Line 4 and 5
Line 13 and 14
Which poetic device is used in the line 'The wind whispered through the trees'?
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Personification
D) Hyperbole
