WorksheetsThe Song of Wandering Aengus
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 2hrs 16mins
Read the paired selections and choose the best answer to each question. In 'The Song of Wandering Aengus,' the poet uses the phrase a fire was in my head in line 2 to suggest that the narrator —
A) was excited to go fishing in the stream
B) had planned to catch dinner and cook it
C) had many ideas burning in his brain
D) was searching for a fire in the woods
Read the paired selections and choose the best answer to each question. In 'The Song of Wandering Aengus,' the poet uses a metaphor in the first stanza to describe —
the trees in the woods
the berries on the thread
the fish in the stream
the stars in the sky
In 'The Song of Wandering Aengus,' what do the details in stanza 2 suggest has happened?
The fish had turned into a beautiful girl.
The fire had gotten out of control.
The fish had escaped and gotten away.
The narrator was remembering a lost love.
Read lines 21–24 in 'The Song of Wandering Aengus.' What does the figurative language in these sentences reveal about the narrator?
The narrator is hungry and searching for food.
The narrator is tired of traveling day and night.
The narrator is clever and will use any light to aid his search.
The narrator is hopeful that his search will end positively.
Read the paired selections and choose the best answer to each question. In “Eldorado,” the poet’s use of short sentences helps create the poem’s —
story theme
rhyming meter
word sounds
rhyming scheme
Read lines 4 and 5 from 'Eldorado.' The sensory language in these lines highlights the character's —
A. determination
B. idealism
C. optimism
D. romanticism
In the second stanza of 'Eldorado,' the author uses the shadow to represent —
A) despair
B) shame
C) sorrow
D) boredom
Read the paired selections and choose the best answer to each question. The poet pairs shadow and Eldorado in rhyme throughout the poem to demonstrate that —
A) Eldorado is something that is hard to locate, like a shadow
B) Eldorado is a place that is being likened with darkness, like a shadow
C) Eldorado is a feeling that is being depicted as a dark shadow
D) Eldorado is something bright that is being contrasted with a dark shadow
Read the paired selections and choose the best answer to each question.
The poets describe events in the order they happened.
The poets use figurative language to indicate the passing of days.
The poets use the plot to describe the passing of time.
The poets describe how the main characters have aged.
The poets describe how the setting has changed.
Read the paired selections and choose the best answer to each question. Select the button that matches each mood and tone to the correct poem. Match the following moods to either 'The Song of Wandering Aengus' or 'Eldorado':
Light
The Song of Wandering Aengus
Dark
Eldorado
Hopeless
Eldorado
Optimistic
The Song of Wandering Aengus
