Year 8

Language in 'I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud'

Year 8

Language in 'I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud'

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will look at the difference between metaphor, simile and personification. We will then find examples of these types of figurative language in Wordsworth's poem and write about the effect that they might have on a reader.

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8 Questions

Q1.
In which year was Wordsworth born?
1768
Correct answer: 1770
1772
1774
Q2.
Wordsworth's mother died when he was 7 years old.
False
Correct answer: True
Q3.
Wordsworth was good friends with Samuel Johnson.
Correct answer: False
True
Q4.
Which of these is a form of poetry?
Criticism
Correct answer: Lyric
Satire
Tragedy
Q5.
Which of these is a convention of lyric poetry?
They are usually about Ancient Greece
They are usually set to music
They usually explore mythical civilisations
Correct answer: They usually include the poet's feelings
Q6.
What form of poetry is 'I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud' written in?
Ballad
Epic
Correct answer: Lyric
Sonnet
Q7.
'I wandered lonely as a cloud' is a quotation which contains...
A metaphor
Correct answer: A simile
A tricolon
An asyndetic list
Q8.
Which of these is a word related to 'lonely'?
Angst
Euphoria
Hubris
Correct answer: Solitude

5 Questions

Q1.
Metaphors, similes and personification are all examples of what type of language?
Analytical
Correct answer: Figurative
Prented
Rhetoric
Q2.
Which of these devices is when a writer says one thing is another?
Correct answer: Metaphor
Personification
Simile
Q3.
Which of these devices is when a writer says one thing is like or as something else?
Metaphor
Personification
Correct answer: Simile
Q4.
Which of these devices is when an author makes something which isn't a human act like a human?
Metaphor
Correct answer: Personification
Simile
Q5.
When Wordsworth described the daffodils as dancing, what technique was he using?
Hyperbole
Juxtaposition
Correct answer: Personification
Simile