Poetry Test Revised

TEST - 1 mark per correct answer. 1. “Her hair was like straw” is an example of a __________________. 2. “Her hair is straw” is an example of a _______________________. 3. “The clouds cried tears of rain” is an example of __________________________ . 4. “It felt as if a million bees had stung me” is an example of ____________________ . 5. It was a “bitter-sweet victory” or “it was a love-hate” relationship are examples of _________________ . 6. “The snake silently slid across the sand” is an example of _____________________ . 7. “And stepping softly with her air of blooded ruin about the glade in a frail agony of grace she trailed her rags through dust and ashes, circling the dead fire, the charred billets and chalk bones, the little calcined ribcage”

is an example of _______________________ .

8. “I was once twice the age of my girlfriend, now she is twenty and I am twenty-one” is an example of a ______________________________. 9. HOMER SIMPSON: “Books are useless! I only ever read one book, To Kill A Mockingbird, and it gave me absolutely no insight on how to kill mockingbirds! Sure it taught me not to judge a man by the colour of his skin . . . but what good does that do me?” Homer uses a _____________________________ to make his point more forceful.

10.“On My First Sonne” is written by ________________________ and is about the death of _____________________________. 11.The poemuses words that are no longer used such as _____________ and _________ and unconventional spelling such as ________, _______________, and ________________. 12.In “Before you were Mine ” the speaker recalls her mother _________ as a young girl growing up in Scotland. She makes comparisons with the famous actress ________________. The poet __________________________ has just been appointed _________________________. 13.“Hitcher” is written by _________________________. This poet worked in Greater Manchester as a _____________________ .

14.In the poems “The Little Boy Lost” and “The Little Boy Found” the little boy is lost by following a ______________________. However he is rescued by ___________________. 15.Sonnet 130 has _____________ lines. It can be described as an unconventional __________________. 16.When I write a review of a film, book or poem I always write in the __________________ tense. 17.“You” and “your” are examples of words written in the ________________________ person. 18.An example of the first person is the word “___” . This is the most ________________ way of writing and is found in a genre of book called _______________________. 19.The PEES formula stands for ________________________________________. 20.The SPIDER approach to analysing a text , especially a poem stands for ________________________________________. 21.“Bone-orchard” and “whale-road” are examples of _____________________________. 22.“My Last Duchess ” and “The Laboratory” can be described as ________________________. 23.“My Last Duchess”, “The Laboratory, “Education for Leisure” and “Hitcher” all share the theme of _____________________________. 24.Hotel, beach, passport, pool, sun-lounger, relaxation are all words from the ____________field of _____________________. 25.Words that create a strong feeling or emotional response like love or friendship are known as _________________ words. 26.Terror, blood, pain, horror and torture areall _______, _________ words. 27.Love, friendship, peace, relaxation and bravery are all _________________________ . 28.Manchester is located in the north-west of England is an example of a ______________. 29.Manchester is the best city in the world is an example of an _________________________.

30.Manchester is the capital city of England is an example of a _______________. (2 words) 31.When John Hinckley attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan, all of his shots initially missed the President; however a bullet ricocheted off the bullet-proof windows of the Presidential limousine and struck Reagan in the chest. Thus, the windows made to protect the President from gunfire were partially responsible for his being shot The events written about could be said to be full of ____________ or _______________.