Blackberry Picking

Who wrote 'Blackberry Picking'?

• William Shakespeare

• Seamus Heaney

• Carol Ann Duffy

• Christina Rossetti

Which group represents humans' attitude to nature in this poem?

• The soldiers

• The family

• The blackberries

• The children

Which of these is NOT an adjective to describe the children's attitude to nature?

• Greedy

• Respectful

• Aggressive

• Disappointed

Which TWO these are NOT adjectives to describe nature (represented by the blackberries) in this poem?

• Beyond human control

• Controllable

• Fluid

• Fixed

Which word completes this quotation from the poem: "A _____ purple clot".

• Shiny

• Sparkling

• Glossy

• Dull

Which word is missing from this quotation: "its _____ was sweet like thickened wine."

• Skin

• Juice

• Flesh

• Insides

Which word is missing from this quotation: "Our palms were sticky like ______"

• Bluebead's

• Macbeth's

• Killers

• Glue

Which word is missing from this quotation: "We ______ the fresh berries".

• Kept

• Treasured

• Protected

• Hoarded

Which word is missing from this quotation: "I always felt like ______. It wasn't fair".

• Shouting

• Screaming

• Crying

• Complaining

What technique is being used in this example: Hard as a knot.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration