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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the poem's rhyme scheme?
AABC
ABCD
ABAB
AABB
- 2. Multiple Choice
"Why not come home, brother? Ye have been long away,
It's April, and blossom time, and white is the may;"
Identify the figure(s) of speech in these lines.
Simile, Personification, Archaic Language
Metaphor, Synecdoche, Imagery
Archaic Language, Imagery, Synecdoche
Synecdoche, Imagery, Personification
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the main theme of the poem? How does it manifest?
The main theme is nostalgia. The poet cannot stop talking about how great their home is.
The main theme is nostalgia. The poet is reminiscing about a time in their life when things were better.
The main theme is nostalgia. The poet uses urban imagery to show how far they feel from home.
The main theme is not nostalgia, all other answers are wrong.
- 4. Open Ended
"It's song to a man's soul, brother, _____ to a man's brain." Fill in the blank and explain what the word means in the context of this line.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of these figures of speech are NOT used in John Masefield's "The West Wind"?
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of these lines tells us that the home of the narrator is The West Land?
"I never hear the west wind but tears are in my eyes."
"It's song to a man's soul, brother, fire to a man's brain."
"In the fine land, the west land, the land where I belong."
"It's a fine land, the west land, for hearts as tired as mine."
- 7. Multiple Choice
"It's the white road westwards is the road I must tread
To the green grass, the cool grass, and rest for heart and head"
Which of the following are examples of imagery from these two lines?
white road
green grass
cool grass
rest for heart and head
road I must tread
- 8. Multiple Choice
In the lines:
"It's April, and blossom time, and white is the may;
And bright is the sun, brother, and warm is the rain, - "
What does 'white' signify?
The blinding heat of summer in the month of May
It is the name of the flower that blossoms in April
The petals on blossoming flowers are white
It is the color of the clouds as it rains
- 9. Multiple Choice
"I've a balm for bruised hearts, brother, sleep for aching eyes,"
Why does the West Wind try to entice the narrator by offering rest and recuperation?
It reminds the narrator of their carefree childhood
It is just what the narrator needs after the struggles of a busy life
Who wouldn't want to rest if their eyes ached and hearts were bruised? It's a trick by the West Wind.
The narrator's brother has been hurt, which is why the West Wind offers balm and rest
- 10. Open Ended
What examples and memories does the West Wind bring up to convince the narrator to return home? (5-6 sentences)
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