Language in 'I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud'
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- 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
1772
1774
Q2.
Wordsworth's mother died when he was 7 years old.
False
Q3.
Wordsworth was good friends with Samuel Johnson.
True
Q4.
Which of these is a form of poetry?
Criticism
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
Q6.
What form of poetry is 'I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud' written in?
Ballad
Epic
Sonnet
Q7.
'I wandered lonely as a cloud' is a quotation which contains...
A metaphor
A tricolon
An asyndetic list
Q8.
Which of these is a word related to 'lonely'?
Angst
Euphoria
Hubris
5 Questions
Q1.
Metaphors, similes and personification are all examples of what type of language?
Analytical
Prented
Rhetoric
Q2.
Which of these devices is when a writer says one thing is another?
Personification
Simile
Q3.
Which of these devices is when a writer says one thing is like or as something else?
Metaphor
Personification
Q4.
Which of these devices is when an author makes something which isn't a human act like a human?
Metaphor
Simile
Q5.
When Wordsworth described the daffodils as dancing, what technique was he using?
Hyperbole
Juxtaposition
Simile