Poetry

Match each poetic excerpt below with the dominant element of tone, mood, or persona it primarily demonstrates.

Read the following lines of poetry:

"The pale day fades in silent grace,
While faint rays glance across the lake."

Which sound device is predominantly demonstrated by the repetition of internal vowel sounds in these lines?

Match each poetic excerpt on the left with its dominant figure of speech on the right. Which pairing correctly matches all four poetic excerpts to their appropriate literary devices?

Read the following lines of poetry carefully:

"The boat floats along the foam-covered coast,
While cold stones hold the ghosts of the past."

Which sound device is predominantly used in the excerpt above to create a musical effect?

Read the extract below from T. S. Eliot's prescribed non-African poem "The Journey of the Magi":

"A cold coming we had of it,
Just the worst time of the year
For a journey, and such a long journey:
The ways deep and the weather sharp,
The very dead of winter."

Which of the following best describes the prevailing atmosphere established in these opening lines?

Read the extract below from T. S. Eliot's prescribed non-African poem "The Journey of the Magi":

"...this Birth was
Hard and bitter agony for us, like Death, our death."

What central thematic paradox does the speaker convey through this reflection on the Nativity?

Read the poetic extract below:

"Silent the ancient watchman stands,
Upon the crumbling rampart height;
He holds the lamp with trembling hands,
Against the fast approaching night."

Which syntactic device is prominently demonstrated in the first line of the extract?

Fill in the blank with the appropriate term to complete the statement regarding Birago Diop's prescribed poem *Vanity*.

Match each poetic excerpt on the left with the dominant element of tone, mood, or persona it primarily demonstrates on the right.

Read the following poetic lines:

"We count the copper coins of our regret,
Beside the hollow furnace of the king,
Where hungry children chew the silent air,
And praise the iron boots that crush their bread."

What is the prevailing tone of the speaker in this excerpt?

Read the excerpt below from Niyi Osundare's prescribed African poem *The Leader and the Led*:

"The hyena says the crown is his
But the elephants shudder at his bad breath"

Which figure of speech is primarily employed in these lines to attribute human speech and traits to animals?

Match each excerpt from the prescribed African poems in Column A with its corresponding central theme or message in Column B.

Read the poetic excerpt below:

"The bright fire shines inside the silent night,
And guiding beams ignite a gentle light."

Which sound device is predominantly employed through the repetition of internal vowel sounds in the lines above?

Read the contextual statement below regarding Kofi Awoonor's poem. Which term accurately completes the statement about its central thematic focus?

Match each poetic excerpt on the left with the primary element of tone, mood, or persona it demonstrates on the right.

Match each poetic extract below with the sound device it predominantly demonstrates:

Read the poetic extract below carefully:

'Over the crest of the sun-baked hill
The panicked herd surges into the dry
Riverbed, seeking a sanctuary from the relentless
Heat of the midday sun.'

Which structural device of poetic syntax is primarily employed in lines 2–4 to mirror the chaotic, unbroken movement of the herd?

Read the following poetic excerpt:

"I sit upon the council throne of dust,
And count the hollow promises of kings,
While iron rusts and gilded banners fade,
I watch the silent march of dying dreams."

Which of the following best describes the speaker's tone in the excerpt above?

Read the extract below from Alfred Lord Tennyson's prescribed non-African poem 'Crossing the Bar':

"Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea,"

In the extract above, what does the phrase "put out to sea" figuratively represent?

Read the stanza below carefully:

"The morning mist begins to clear away,
And sunlight dances on the quiet stream,
While songbirds greet the promise of the day,
Awakening the forest from its dream.
The shadows fade like memories in a beam,
And all creation joins in joyful song,
To praise the light that lingers sweet and long."

Which of the following traditional poetic stanza forms is exemplified in the excerpt above?