Starter quiz

  • Select the poems written by Valerie Bloom.
    • ‘My Heart is a Volcano’  ✓
    • 'The Magic Box'
    • ‘You Are’  ✓
    • 'Cosmc Disco'
  • True or false? Valerie Bloom was born in London.
    • True
    • False ✓
  • What is a fixed verse poem?
    • poetry with a specific structure, rhyme and meter  ✓
    • a form of poetry that doesn't follow any set rules of rhyme or structure
  • Match the words to the correct definitions.
    • imagery
      the use of language to create a mental picture or sensory experience  ✓
    • atmosphere
      the mood created in a section or whole of a text ✓
    • metaphor
      describing and comparing something by saying that it is something else ✓
  • Which of the following should we try to do when reading a poem aloud?
    • Use facial expressions.  ✓
    • Look at the floor.
    • Read with an expressive voice.  ✓
    • Maintain the same tone all the way through.
  • Which of the following should we try to do when reading a poem aloud?
    • Vary our pace.  ✓
    • Use gestures to communicate meaning.  ✓
    • Do not pause at all when reading.
    • Show no emotion.
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