The laburnum top

Chirrup,chattering,trillings, whistle-chirrup, whispering. Which poetic device refers to sound words?

• Metaphor

• Antithesis

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"September sunlight" - Which literary device has been used by the poet?

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Litotes

• Antithesis

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Then with eerie delicate whistle-chirrup whisperings. Who has been described here?

• cuckoo

• chicks

• goldfinch

• sparrow

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

Which description most suits the Laburnum tree most?

• The tree is silent and still. It has leaves that are yellowing and seeds have fallen.

• The tree is silent but thrilled. It has leaves that are yellowing and seeds have fallen.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Which word is the exact meaning of 'not moving'?

• quiet

• fallen

• still

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5B

The line ‘A few leaves yellowing and all its seeds fallen' suggests the meaning of ageing and decay.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

The poem is written by____________

• William Wordsworth

• William Blake

• Ted Hughes

• William Shakespeare

The sound produced by the bird is compared to the sound of a ___________

• motor Engine

• Alarm

• Bell

• Engine

What is the meaning of the word abrupt

• Slow

• rapid and sudden

• quick

• none of these

Give a synonym for subside.

• increase

• enlarge

• diminish

• progress