Reading Test- Poems

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1.a) Which two poems are examples of free verse poetry ?

b) What is different about a free verse poem compared to regular poetry ?

2. Which poem do you prefer? Explain your choice with at least three reasons.

3. Name the theme common to all three poems and explain your choice.

4. What do you think happened to the brother in the poem ­­­"This Was My Brother" by Mona Gould ? Support your answer using the text.

5. In the poem "She Dwelt Among th Untrodden Ways", who is speaking ? Support your answer using the text.

6. Identify the figures of speech in the following verses (Metaphor, Personification, Simile, Hyperbole)

a) Fluffed and still as snow

b) As from his feet the doubt took wing and rose

c) Fair as a star

d) And even death must have been a little ashamed

e) Who gave his like like a gift

7. How many stanzas and how many verses does each poem contain ?

a) "The Bird" as ___ stanzas and ___ verses.

b) "This Was My Brother" as ___ stanzas and ___ verses.

c) "She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways" as ___ stanzas and ___ verses.

8. Explain the meaning of the following verses (from "This Was My Brother" by Mona Gould): His future, like a book With half the pages still uncunt

9. What is poetry for you ?