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WorksheetsLiterary & Poetry Essay Writing Quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the main purpose of a literary or poetry essay?
To retell the story or poem in your own words
To describe your personal feelings about the text
To analyse how language, tone, imagery and structure create meaning
To summarise what happens from beginning to end
Which of the following is the correct order of essay structure?
Introduction → Body → Conclusion
Body → Conclusion → Introduction
Topic sentence → Summary → Quotation
Thesis → Summary → Quotation
What should your introduction include?
A summary of the poem
A restatement of the question and a clear thesis statement
A quotation from the poem only
Only background information about the poet
Which of the following is not recommended in a poetry essay?
Using evidence (quotations) from the poem
Explaining how diction and imagery create meaning
Using slang or informal language
Linking ideas to the essay question
What is the function of a topic sentence in a body paragraph?
To introduce the paragraph's main idea clearly
To summarise the entire essay
To give background about the poet
To repeat the previous paragraph
When using a quotation, what should you always do?
Include it without explanation
Use it to support your argument and explain its meaning
Only use long quotations
Start every paragraph with one
What should your conclusion mainly do?
Introduce new evidence
Repeat your topic sentences
Summarise your main arguments and restate your thesis in a fresh way
Add more quotations
Which of these statements is true about essay tone?
It should be formal and academic
It can be casual and conversational
It must sound like a story
It should include jokes to keep the reader interested
Which of the following is an example of a strong analytical statement?
"The poet talks about death."
"The poet uses imagery and tone to reveal the sadness of loss."
"I think this poem is sad."
"Death is a bad thing."
What is the best way to refer to the writer in your essay?
Using their first name only
Referring to them as "the author" or "the poet"
Using "he/she" without context
Calling them "the person who wrote this"
What should you avoid in your essay?
Linking each paragraph to the question
Using personal pronouns like I, me, my
Analysing language techniques
Using present tense when discussing the text
Which of the following best describes the thesis statement?
A sentence that answers the question and states your main argument
The last line of your essay
A list of the techniques the poet used
A quotation from the text
What does it mean to "link back to the question"?
To restate the essay topic in every paragraph
To show how your discussion connects to what the question asks
To rewrite the question at the end
To add more quotations
Why is it important to use literary terminology (e.g. imagery, diction, tone)?
It shows you understand the language of literary analysis
It makes your essay longer
It impresses the teacher
It replaces the need for quotations
What should you check before submitting your essay?
Spelling, grammar, structure, and whether you answered the question
Whether your handwriting looks neat
That you've included at least one page of writing
That you've used every quotation you know
When analysing a poem, what is the most effective way to discuss tone?
Describe the poet's mood in one word
Identify the tone and explain how diction or imagery creates it
Only mention the tone in the introduction
Avoid tone if it's hard to explain
