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Historical Poetry Simile

Test your knowledge of historical poetry similes.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In 'The Charge of the Light Brigade', Tennyson compares the soldiers to what?

  1. Lions
  2. Tigers
  3. Wolves
  4. Bears
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In 'Ozymandias', Shelley compares the fallen statue to what?

  1. A colossus
  2. A pyramid
  3. A sphinx
  4. A ruin
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In 'Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night', Dylan Thomas compares the dying man to what?

  1. A raging storm
  2. A fading star
  3. A setting sun
  4. A gentle breeze
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In 'The Raven', Poe compares the bird's tapping to what?

  1. A gentle rain
  2. A distant drum
  3. A beating heart
  4. A ticking clock
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In 'The Road Not Taken', Frost compares the two paths to what?

  1. Two ships passing in the night
  2. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
  3. Two rivers flowing in opposite directions
  4. Two mountains standing side by side
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In 'Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening', Frost compares the woods to what?

  1. A church
  2. A temple
  3. A cathedral
  4. A sanctuary
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In 'Ode to a Nightingale', Keats compares the bird's song to what?

  1. A flowing stream
  2. A gentle breeze
  3. A distant bell
  4. A sweet perfume
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In 'Ulysses', Tennyson compares the hero to what?

  1. A lion
  2. A tiger
  3. A bear
  4. A wolf
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In 'When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be', Keats compares his fears of death to what?

  1. A fading star
  2. A setting sun
  3. A withered leaf
  4. A dying flower
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In 'Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night', Dylan Thomas compares the dying man to what?

  1. A raging storm
  2. A fading star
  3. A setting sun
  4. A gentle breeze
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In 'The Raven', Poe compares the bird's tapping to what?

  1. A gentle rain
  2. A distant drum
  3. A beating heart
  4. A ticking clock
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In 'The Road Not Taken', Frost compares the two paths to what?

  1. Two ships passing in the night
  2. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
  3. Two rivers flowing in opposite directions
  4. Two mountains standing side by side
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In 'Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening', Frost compares the woods to what?

  1. A church
  2. A temple
  3. A cathedral
  4. A sanctuary
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In 'Ode to a Nightingale', Keats compares the bird's song to what?

  1. A flowing stream
  2. A gentle breeze
  3. A distant bell
  4. A sweet perfume
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In 'Ulysses', Tennyson compares the hero to what?

  1. A lion
  2. A tiger
  3. A bear
  4. A wolf
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