First Preliminary Examination in English 6 August 30, 2017

TEST I. IDENTIFICATION

Direction: Provide the term described in each item.

1. a unit of meter with two or three syllables of which one is usually stressed
2. the most common foot in English poetry
3. a three syllable foot with stress on the third
4. the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry
5. a line of a poem
6. a three-line stanza with an interwoven rhyme scheme
7. a fourteen-line stanza in iambic pentameter
8. verse with no regular meter and no end rhyme
9. a division of a poem based on thought or form
10. the pattern of end rhyme
11. the personality adopted by the poet for the speaking tone of the poem
12. letting a related object represent something
13. nonliteral expression
14. a five-line stanza
15. a three-line poem of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, unrhymed, concerning nature
16. iambic pentameter without end rhyme
17. rhyme within a line of poetry
18. emphasis through opposite statement
19. a figure of speech that combines opposite idea
20. a similarity of sound between two words
TEST II. ANALYSIS
Direction: Analyze the following lines and provide the figure of speech used in the following
items.
1. Peter's wrist flicked like the head of a snake.
2. Be a strong tower that never bows its head to the force of the wind.
3. All the politicians agreed to disagree.
4. The high mountain wind went sighing through the pass and whistled on the edges of the blocks of broken granite.
5. Men's words are bullets that their enemies take up and make use of against them.
6. Alls fair in love and war.
7. I will multiply them, and they shall not be few.
8. Man proposes, God disposes.
9. The pen is mightier than the sword.
10. When the cats away the mice will play.
11. Let me give you a hand.
12. To err is human; to forgive divine.
13. Oh! Stars and clouds and winds, ye are all about to mock me.
14. The suits from upstairs are in a big meeting.
15. He roared with the force of a thousand lions.
16. I'll die if I don't pass this course.
17. A wicked whisper came and changed my life.
18. The professor was giving a lecture on virtual reality.
19. The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas.
20. Wind, take my pain away.
TEST III. COMPREHENSION - Direction: Read the following poem, and answer the questions below. Write
only the letter of your answer.(2 pts. Each)

The West Wind

Its a warm wind, the west wind, full of birds cries;
I never hear the west wind but tears are in my eyes.
For it comes from the west lands, the old brown hills,
And Aprils in the west wind, and daffodils.
Its a fine land, the west land, for hearts as tired as mine;
Apple orchards blossom there, and the airs like wine.
There is cool green grass there where men may lie at rest;
And the thrushes are in song there, fluting from their nest
1. What is the rhyme scheme?

A. aabbaacc B. abababab C. aabbccdd D. abbcbccd

2. In the first line, what is the literary device in the words warm wind, the west wind

A. onomatopoeia B .alliteration C. rhyme D. rhythm

3. The words my eyes uses what sound device?

A. onomatopoeia B .alliteration C. rhyme D. repetition

4. The poem is written in

A. couplets B. stanzas C. quatrains D. cinquains

5. In the last line, which word is an example of onomatopoeia?

A. thrushes B. song C. fluting D. nest

6. Line six has a comparison.__________ is being compared to ______________

A. song to a nest B. air to wine C. air to song D. blossoms to air

7. Is the comparison in line six a simile or metaphor?

A. simile B. metaphor

Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate option from
those given below.

Scatter, as from an unextinguished hearth Ashes and sparks, my words among mankind !
Be through my lips to unawaken'd earth The trumpet of a prophecy! O Wind,
If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind ?

8. The poetic device used in line 1 is

A. a metaphor B. a repetition C. an alliteration D. a simile
9. What prophecy is being talked about ?
A. Cold weather B. Warm clothes C. Joy D. Old age and unhappiness
10. Spring is symbolic of
A. flowers B. realism C. rationalism D. rebirth and joy