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Poetry conventions comprehension
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1
"Icarus Allsorts" tells the story of
the accidental beginning of WW3
the romance between the Queen and Prince Philip
the imprisoning of a Greek architect and his son
the death of soldiers in Vietnam
2
The ABBA line pattern in "Elegy for Drowned Children" is an example of
rhythm
stanza
oxymoron
rhyming scheme
3
Which of the following offer a realistic reading of "Elegy for drowned children"
The loss of children to sudden death (no evidence)
The loss of children to sudden death (+ supporting evidence)
Death by chocolate (no supporting evidence)
Death by chocolate (+ supporting evidence)
4
Personification is (tick all that apply)
giving people the qualities of an animal
giving people the quality of an object
giving human qualities to an animal
giving human qualities to an object
5
A psychoanalytical reading takes into account (tick all that apply)
author's personality
use of alliteration
Freudian slips
Oedipus complex
6
Which of the following is an example of metaphor in "Elegy for Drowned Children"
none of these is a metaphor
fluid as porpoises
the aching air
calling, calling like birds
7
The individual sections of a poem are called
chapters
stanzas
imagery
paragraphs
8
In a psychoanalytic analysis, the poem "Elegy for Drowned Children" shows the poet's
fear of porpoises
remorse for killing his own children
grief over loss
worship of God
9
Context may be (tick all that apply)
cultural
social
historical
political
10
We use imagery to
spark the senses in a text
bring the rhyme scheme together
identify the point of view
to set the scene
11
Which of the following is an example of zoomorphism in "Elegy for Drowned Children"?
"Drowning towards him, water plaiting their hair?"
"Why else would they be taken out of the sweet sun?"
"Having such a haul of shining boys in his sure net"
Remorse poisoning his joy, since he allows
12
The reference of the "old king" could mean (choose all that apply)
Death
God
King Neptune
Robert Baratheon
13
Which of the following is NOT a convention of poetry?
onomatopoeia
rhythm
homophones
imagery
14
Which of the following is an example of personification in "Elegy for Drowned Children"?
"Over thresholds of welcome dream with wet and moonlit skin"
"Tender and solicitous must be his care"
"Away to the whispering shore"
"Having such a haul of shining boys in his sure net?
15
"Elegy for Drowned Children" was written by
Roger McGough
John Wayne Gacy
Mrs Battersby (I wish!)
Bruce Dawe
16
Icarus Allsorts is a poem by
Queen Latifah
Prince Ea
Bruce Dawe
Roger McGough
17
The meteorite in "Icarus Allsorts" is a metaphor for
the stupidity of the army
the death of large numbers of people
possible nuclear attack
the death of Icarus through his own hubris
18
"their tin hats in one hand and their heads in the other" is an example of
hyperbole
irony
zoomorphism
alliteration
19
Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia (tick all that apply)
The wild things roar their terrible roars
Bright streaks whizz through the sky
The boy washed up on shore
The ball bounce-bounce-bounces between backboard and hoop
20
Which of the following is an example of a rhetorical question?
Did you see the meteorite when it fell?
But that wouldn't bring the people back, would it?
May I borrow some money?
Is your name Lyn?