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The document contains 15 multiple choice questions about two poems: 'The Highwayman' and 'Annabel Lee'. It tests the reader's understanding of literary techniques and devices used in the poems as well as characters, plot points, and themes.

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Test On The Poems

The document contains 15 multiple choice questions about two poems: 'The Highwayman' and 'Annabel Lee'. It tests the reader's understanding of literary techniques and devices used in the poems as well as characters, plot points, and themes.

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TEST ON THE POEMS

“The Highwayman” and “Annabel Lee”

Choose the letter of the best possible answer and write it on your own paper.
The Highwayman
1) In line two of the poem “The Highwayman” the author compares the moon to a ship
being tossed upon cloudy seas. This is an example of what literature technique.
a) alliteration b) personification c) metaphor d) simile

2) Line four of the poem is a strong example of which poetic devise.


a) rhyme b) stanza c) onomatopoeia d) rhythm

3) In stanza two of the poem, the author describes the highwayman as being
_______________________.
a) a coward b) well dressed c) silly looking d) sloppy

4) In line eleven of the poem, the author describes how the highwayman entered the inn
yard. When he says the highwayman clattered and clashed over the cobbles, this is an
example of which poetic device.
a) alliteration b) simile c) onomatopoeia d) metaphor

5) In lines 14 & 15, what was Bess doing?


a) braiding her hair b) singing a song c) reading a book d) painting a portrait

6) In stanza four of the poem, Tim, the ostler, was listening to the highwayman and Bess.
Why was he interested in their conversation?
a) he was afraid of the highwayman b) he was looking for someone to rob
c) he wanted to take care of the highwayman’s horse d) he was in love with Bess

7) In stanza six of the poem, what did the highwayman do before he left Bess?
a) he sang a song to Bess b) he fixed his stirrups c) he kissed Bess’s hair
d) he waved goodbye to Bess

8) In lines 41 – 50, what did the redcoats do to Bess?


a) they tied her up against her bed b) the asked her questions c) they shot her
d) they let her go free

9) When did the highwayman hear about Bess shooting herself?


a) the next morning b) that night c) immediately after it happened
d) a week later

10) The last two stanzas of the poem are examples of what?
a) repetition b) refrain c) a legend d) alliteration
Annabel Lee
11) Why did the author think the angels killed Annabel Lee?
a) they were angry with her b) they were jealous c) they needed her in heaven
d) Annabel Lee was always ill

12) Where did Annabel Lee’s highborn kinsmen take her?


a) to her father’s home b) to a cemetery c) to a tomb by the sea
d) to her childhood home

13) What kind of mood did the author create in this poem?
a) happy b) eerie c) serious d) humorous

14) What kind of love does the speaker of the poem express for Annabel Lee?
a) faithful b) normal c) sorrowful d) obsessive

15) What does the author do now that Annabel Lee is gone?
a) he tries to find true love b) he stays home all the time c) he sleeps in her tomb
d) he dies

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