Poetry Structure Pre-Test
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10 questions
Note from the author:
Poetry Structure
Directions:
Read the following poem, and answer the questions below.
The West Wind
It’s a warm wind, the west wind, full of birds’ cries;
I never hear the west wind but tears are in my eyes.
For it comes from the west lands, the old brown hills,
And April’s in the west wind, and daffodils.
It’s a fine land, the west land, for hearts as tired as mine;
Apple orchards blossom there, and the airs’ like wine.
There is cool green grass there where men may lie at rest;
And the thrushes are in song there, fluting from their nest...
Answer the following questions about the poem,
1
What is the rhyme scheme?
What is the rhyme scheme?
1
In the last line, which word is an example of onomatopoeia?
In the last line, which word is an example of onomatopoeia?
1
This kind of descriptionwhich appeals to one or more of the five senses which will create an image is called
This kind of description
which appeals to one or more of the five senses which will create an image is called
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The senseof _________ and the sense of ________are appealed to in the firstline.
The sense
of _________ and the sense of ________
are appealed to in the first
line.
A Fly and a Flea in a Flue
A Fly and a Flea in a Flue
Were imprisoned, so what could they do?
Said the fly, "Let us flee!"
"Let us fly!" said the flea,
And they flew through a flaw in the flue.
-- Anonymous
1
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
1
What is the author’s purpose in this poem?
What is the author’s purpose in this poem?
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Number of lines in this poem.
Number of lines in this poem.
My Shadow
I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me,
And what can be the use of him is more than I can see.
He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head;
And I see him jump before me, when I jump into my bed.
The funniest thing about him is the way he likes to grow
Not at all like proper children, which is always very slow;
For he sometimes shoots up taller like an India-rubber ball,
And he sometimes gets so little that there's none of him at all.
He hasn't got a notion of how children ought to play,
And can only make a fool of me in every sort of way.
He stays so close beside me, he's a coward you can see;
I'd think shame to stick to nursie as that shadow sticks to me!
One morning, very early, before the sun was up,
I rose and found the shining dew on every buttercup;
But my lazy little shadow, like an arrant sleepy-head,
Had stayed at home behind me and was fast asleep in bed. -
Robert Louis Stevenson
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How many stanzas are in this poem?
How many stanzas are in this poem?
1
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
1
What is the best way to summarize the third stanza?
What is the best way to summarize the third stanza?