The 'persona' of a poem is ...

the person thinking or speaking in the poem

When was the last time you gave someone a compliment?

yesterday, today, last week, last month

A 'ryhming couplet' is...

two lines of poetry that have ryhming words at the end of each line.

A poem written in 'free-verse' has

no regular pattern or rules of rhythm or rhyme.

punctuation (not a comma) in the middle of a line of poetry

a comparison of two things using 'like' or 'as'

a line of poetry that continues, with no punctuation, onto the next line.

a longing for or bitter sweet memory of the past

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The 'persona' of a poem is ...
another way of meaning 'the poet'
a name used by a poet to hide their identity
the person thinking or speaking in the poem
a false identity used to trick the reader.
2
When was the last time you gave someone a compliment?
yesterday
today
last week
last month
3
A 'ryhming couplet' is...
two lines of poetry that have ryhming words at the end of each line.
a ryhming scheme of ABAB CDCD
a short poem
four lines of poetry that have ryhming words at the end of each line.
4
A poem written in 'free-verse' has
5 syllable line, 7 syllable line, 5 syllable line
14 lines of iambic pentameter
no regular pattern or rules of rhythm or rhyme.
4 stazzas
5
If you analyse the title of the poem you are analysing:
structure
language and structure
language
6
Which word is a verb?
they
hatred
hate
cold
7
Which word is the pronoun
cold
hate
hatred
they
8
'Caesura' means...
a full stop at the end of every line of a poem.
punctuation (not a comma) in the middle of a line of poetry
the antagonist of the poem
the last line of a poem
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a 'simile' is
a comparison of two things using 'like' or 'as'
a repetition of the same sound at the start of a string of words.
the repetition of a phrase at the start of each stanza
a comparison of two things with 'like' or 'as'
10
Poems are organised into...
stanzas
paragraphs
scenes
chapters
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'Enjambment' means
dividing a poem into stanzas of different length.
increasing then decreasing the number of lines in each stanza
a line of poetry that continues, with no punctuation, onto the next line.
a switch in persona
12
The narrative perspective (1st, 2nd or 3rd person) is a..
structural feature
language feature
13
'Nostalgia' is
a psychological condition similar to psychosis
a netflix series
a longing for or bitter sweet memory of the past
a feeling of tranquility or peace
14
Which word is the adjective?
we
hatred
cold
hate
15
Which word is the noun?
hatred
they
hate
cold

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