Year 5 literacy home learning – due in Tuesday 1st April 2014
We are learning to answer comprehension questions related to the Highwayman poem
1. “The moon is a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas” is an example of :
A. A simile
B. A metaphor
C. Alliteration
D. Personification
2. Write a new title for this poem using at least four words of alliteration:
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3. Which of the following would NOT be a theme of this poem?
A. Family comes first
B. Jealousy is a dangerous emotion
C. Give up your life for the ones you love
D. A life of crime does not pay
4. “Dumb as a dog he listened” is an example of:
A. simile
B. Metaphor
C. Alliteration
D. Alliteration and simile
5. Describe the setting of this poem.
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6. “…the road was a gypsy’s ribbon” is an example of what type of figurative language?
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7. “Over the cobbles he clattered and clashed…” is an example of what type of figurative
language?
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8. “There was death at every window” is an example of what type of figurative language?
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9. “His eyes are hollows of madness” is an example of what type of figurative language?
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10. “The hours crawled by…” is an example of what type of figurative language?
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Extension: Write your own examples of figurative language which could be included in the poem.
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