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A brief quiz to test what you already know about poetry and possible areas of focus.
- 1.Alliteration is:
- A.
The repetition of a consonant sound, particularly the initial consonants of two or more words.
- B.
The repetition of a vowel sound in two or more words.
- C.
An obvious exaggeration made for effect.
- D.
A series of brief shots that work togetherr to convey a particular meaning.
- 2.A simile:
- A.
Makes a comparison by saying one thing is another.
- B.
Is an obvious exaggeration made for effect.
- C.
Makes a comparison between two unlike things using the words "like", "as" or "than".
- D.
Is a speech by an actor spoken as if thinking aloud.
- 3.A metaphor:
- A.
Makes a comparison by saying one thing is another.
- B.
Is an obvious exaggeration made for effect.
- C.
Makes a comparison between two unlike things using the words "like", "as" or "than".
- D.
Is a speech by an actor spoken as if thinking aloud.
- 4.Look up, my people,The dawn is breaking,The world is waking,To a new bright day,When none defame us,Nor colour shame us,Nor sneer dismay.The rhyme scheme for this poem is:
- A.
People; breaking, waking; day, dismay; us, us
- B.
AABBCCD
- C.
ABCDEFG
- D.
ABBCDDC
- 5.Where now the many white men hurry about like ants.This is an example of:
- A.
Assonance
- B.
Alliteration
- C.
Simile
- D.
Metaphor
- 6.We are the corroboree and the bora ground.This is an example of:
- A.
Alliteration
- B.
Assonance
- C.
Simile
- D.
Metaphor
- 7.The ghostly galleons grab greedilyThis is an example of:
- A.
Alliteration
- B.
Assonance
- C.
Simile
- D.
Metaphor
- 8.Fear knocked on the door.is an example of:
- A.
Onomatopoeia
- B.
Symbolism
- C.
Personification
- D.
Hyperbole
- 9.Do not go gentle into that good night,Old age should burn and rave at close of day;Rage, rage against the dying of the light.This extract is an example of:
- A.
Symbolism
- B.
Paradox
- C.
Personification
- D.
Onomatopoeia
- 10.Examples of onomatopoeia include:
- A.
He ran like the wind.
- B.
The hose is a green snake on the lawn.
- C.
The bottle fizzed then popped.
- D.
Wild horses wouldn't drag me away.
- 11.Do not go gentle into that good night,Old age should burn and rave at close of day;Rage, rage against the dying of the light.What is this extract symbolising?
- 12.A paradox is a statement that, although it seems to contradict itself, actually conveys a truth. For example, "one must be cruel..."Finish off this paradox.
- 13.We are the quiet daybreak paling the dark lagoon.What is this is an example of and what effect does it have?
- 14.I have seen corroboreeWhere that factory belches smoke,Here where they have a memorial parkOne time our lubras dug for yams;Is this extract written in first, second or third person?
- 15.His eyes were hollows of madness, his hair like mouldy hay, What two poetic techniques are used in this sentence?
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