Quiz – THE EYE OF POETRY
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer.
1. What figure of speech is utilized in “How it clings to you like the little hand of a small
child begging you to stay”?
A. Personification
B. Analogy
c. Oxymoron
D. Alliteration
2. What kind of imagery is observed in “How it clings to you like the little hand of a small
child begging you to stay, Or, like the sticky filmy strands of the spider whose web you never see
– but,
You walk right into anyway"?
A. Olfactory imagery
B. Gustatory imagery
C. Tactile imagery
D. Visual imagery
3. The poet used _ to convey that there are various ways to write a poem.
A. Guitar
B. Violin
C. Ukelele
D. Bass
4. Who is the author of “The eye of Poetry”?
A. Lilyan A. Aujo
B. Lillian O. Awjo
C. Lillian A. Aujo
D. Lilyan O. Awjo
II. TRUE OR FALSE
Directions: Write FALSE if the statement is correct and TRUE if the statement is wrong.
5. The author of “The Eye of Poetry” is a member of Femrite. Her works "The Eye of
Poetry" and "Getting Nowhere" were published in Suubi, a publication of the African Writers
Trust.
6. The first line of the poet starts with “The whoosh of the wind that makes my skin stand
on end”.
III. ENUMERATION
Give at least 4 kinds of Figures of Speech used in the poem.
Answers:
1. A
2. C
3. B
4. C
5. FALSE
6. TRUE
7-10
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Paradox
Imagery
(Rubio, Gapuz, Timones)