ENGLISH QUIZ ON POEM – GRADE 11 – LM IPA & IPS

DATE: NAME: CLASS: STUD’S NO.

A. MULTIPLE CHOICES. CIRCLE THE BEST ANSWER. YOU ONLY HAVE ONE CHANCE TO ANSWER IT.

POEM 1

William Wordsworth (1804)

I wandered lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees, (5)
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine

And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay: (10)
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but they

Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay, (15)
In such a jocund company
I gazed--and gazed--but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie

In vacant or in pensive mood, (20)
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.

1) Which poetic device is used at the end of the second stanza?

A)metaphor B) simile C) onomatopoeia D) hyperbole E) personification

2) The clause "I wandered lonely as a cloud" is an example of a …

A) alliteration B) hyperbole C) metaphor D) simile E) personification

3) The theme of the poem could be BEST expressed as

A) Nature's beauty can make us happy. D) Too much of a good thing is counterproductive.
B) Springtime is the best time of year. E) Life of love
C) Memories often have a negative impact.

4) The word pensive in line 20 has as its root the French word penser, which means "to think."
What does pensive mean in this poem?
A)angrily thoughtful C)anxiously thoughtful E) uncaringly thoughtful
B)dreamily thoughtful D)analytically thoughtful

5) The speaker in this poem mentions feeling "lonely" yet also speaks of "the bliss of solitude."
What two interpretations does this seeming contradiction indicate?
A) The speaker feels lonely and the feeling comes from outside.
B)The speaker loves to wander, but he also loves to stay still.
C)The speaker is unsure of who he is, but he also has a good grasp of his identity.
D)The speaker sees the pain in being alone, but also senses the joy of remaining solitary.
E)The speaker loves the freedom that comes from being unencumbered, but also hates captivity.

6) Which statement BEST expresses the theme of this poem?

A) People live with their own way, depends on what they need.
A) The true poet must suffer loneliness for the sake of his or her art.
B) Nature enriches us through memory even when we are far from it.
C) The true poet ignores what is going on outside and relies only on the inward eye.
D) People are happy only when, like the daffodils, they live in communion with others.

7) Who is the speaker in the poem?

A) a crowd B) the poet C) the host D) the daffodils E) the air
8) In line 16, the word jocund means:
A) cheerful B) harmony C) strange D)unpleasant E) sad

Poem 2

By Alfred Lord Tennyson

He clasps the crag with crooked hands;

Close to the sun in lonely lands,
Ringed with the azure world he stands.

The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;

He watches from his mountain walls,
And like a thunderbolt he falls.

9) The “he” in the poem refers to:

A. The speaker of the poem B. A lonely man C. An eagle D. A thunderbolt E. High mountain

10) “He clasps the crag with crooked hands” uses what sound technique?
A. Onomatopoeia B. Alliteration C. Simile D. Hyperbole E. Personification

11) The last line of the poem is an example of what type of figurative language?
A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Personification D. Hyperbole E. onomatopoeia

12) “The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls” is an example of what type of figurative language?
A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Personification D. Hyperbole E. onomatopoeia

13) A synonym for “azure” (line 3) most likely is …

A. White B. Yellow C. Black D. Blue E. Purple

Poem 3

The Wind and the Leaves

“Come, little leaves,” said the wind one day,
“Come over the meadows with me and play.
Put on your dresses of red and gold;
For summer is gone, and the days grow cold.”

Soon as the leaves heard the wind’s loud call,

Down they came fluttering, one and all.
O’er the brown field then they danced and flew
Singing the soft little songs they knew.

Dancing and whirling, the little leaves went,

Winter had called them, and they were content.
Soon, fast asleep on their earthy beds,
The snow laid a coverlet over their heads.

14) Who is speaking in the first stanza? __________________________________________________________________________________

15) What literary device is this? (e.g. metaphor, alliteration, personification, simile)
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16) What does the third line of the first stanza tell us about the season of the year?
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17) What does the poet mean by “Singing the soft little songs they knew”?
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18) Why does the poet say the leaves are ‘fast asleep’?
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19) What is the main topic of the poem?
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20) What is the mood of the poem? ________________________________________________________________________________________
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Dafodil
(William Wordsworth)

Berkelana aku sepi bagai awan

Membumbung tinggi atas lembah dan bebukit,
Seketika aku berjumpa keramaian,
Serumpun dafodil kuning,
Di tepi danau, di naungan pohon,
Melambai menari diembus angin

Berketerusan seperti bintang yang berkilauan

Dan bekerlap-kerlip di angkasa
Mereka terbentang pada garis tak ada ujung
Sepanjang tapal batas teluk;
Sepuluh ribu kulihat sekali tatap
Melenggokkan kepala dalam tarian bahagia

Ombak di sisi turut menari, namun mereka

Melangkaui gemerlapan ombak yang riang: —
Seorang pujangga mustahil seriang itu,
Layaknya rerimbun penuh ceria
Aku memandang dan terus memandang namun terlintas di pikiran
Khazanah apa yang telah tersingkap padaku

Seringkali, kala aku berbaring pada dipanku

Dalam hampa juga perasaan termangu
Mereka lemparkan sorot mata batin
Yang bermakna kebahagiaan di lubuk sunyi
Maka hatiku penuhlah oleh kenikmatan,
Lantas menari bersama itu bunga dafodil

(diterjemahkan dari Daffodil)