Short stories and poetry

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 5

Poetry & Short Stories

1. Thank You Ma’am: is Mrs. Luella Jones is a ................................ character.

1. flat and static
2. flat and dynamic
3. round and static
4. round and dynamic

2. The Moustache: what is the name of Mike's grandmother?

1. Ellen
2. Evelyn
3. Laura
4. Meg

3. Hills Like White Elephants: what is the point of view?

1. 1st person limited
2. 3rd person objective
3. 3rd person limited
4. 3rd person omniscient

4. The Fun They Had: what is the genre of this story?

1. tragedy
2. thriller
3. science fiction
4. mystery

5. The Smile: which detail from the story is NOT a dystopian element?

1. radioactivity
2. homes are caves
3. people wear gunnysack clothing
4. The Mona Lisa painting

6. This Be The Verse: what is the meter?

1. iambic tetrameter
2. iambic pentameter
3. spondeic tetrameter
4. spondeic pentameter

7. Wild nights - Wild nights!
The title itself is an example of .........?

1. repetition
2. assonance
3. consonance
4. personification

8. I, Too: which of the phrases below is an example of a metaphor?

1. I too am America
2. I, too, sing America
3. I'll be at the table
4. They'll see how beautiful I am

9. Snipers: which phrase is an example of an onomatopoeia?

1. whitewashed him a welcome
2. tramp tramp
3. Bang!
4. brown as a chairleg

10. Five Ways to Kill a Man: which historical events are mentioned in this poem?

1. The Crucifixion; Wars of the Roses; WWII
2. The Viking Invasions; Wars of the Roses; WWI;
3. The Battle of Hastings; WWI; WWI
4. Wars Of The Roses; The Gunpowder Plot; WWII