Question

4) Read the poem then choose the best answer.

"All Day I Hear"
By James Joyce

All day I hear the noise of waters
Making moan,
Sad as the sea-bird is when, going
Forth alone,
He hears the winds cry to the water's
Monotone.

The grey winds, the cold winds are blowing
Where I go.
I hear the noise of many waters
Far below.
All day, all night, I hear them flowing
To and fro.


What is the literal meaning of the poem?


description of the noises the children make

description of the noises the train make

description of the noises cold, winter winds make

description of the noises waves make



5) Read the poem then choose THREE examples of imagery from the poem.
"All Day I Hear"
By James Joyce

All day I hear the noise of waters
Making moan,
Sad as the sea-bird is when, going
Forth alone,
He hears the winds cry to the water's
Monotone.

The grey winds, the cold winds are blowing
Where I go.
I hear the noise of many waters
Far below.
All day, all night, I hear them flowing
To and fro.


to and fro

winds cry

grey winds

far below

making moan



6) Read the poem then choose the best answer.


"All Day I Hear"
By James Joyce

All day I hear the noise of waters
Making moan,
Sad as the sea-bird is when, going
Forth alone,
He hears the winds cry to the water's
Monotone.

The grey winds, the cold winds are blowing
Where I go.
I hear the noise of many waters
Far below.
All day, all night, I hear them flowing
To and fro.

What mood do the images convey?

melancholy

frustrated

angry

enthusiastic



7) Identify the type of figurative language used in the following lines of the poem:
Sad as the sea-bird is when, going

Forth alone


metonymy

simile

allusion

metaphor



8) Read the poem then choose the best answer.
"All Day I Hear"
By James Joyce

All day I hear the noise of waters
Making moan,
Sad as the sea-bird is when, going
Forth alone,
He hears the winds cry to the water's
Monotone.

The grey winds, the cold winds are blowing
Where I go.
I hear the noise of many waters
Far below.
All day, all night, I hear them flowing
To and fro.



The ______ element of the line lengths add to the overall effect of the poem.


parallel

consistent

graphic

erratic



9) Read the poem then choose the best answer.

"All Day I Hear"
By James Joyce

All day I hear the noise of waters
Making moan,
Sad as the sea-bird is when, going
Forth alone,
He hears the winds cry to the water's
Monotone.

The grey winds, the cold winds are blowing
Where I go.
I hear the noise of many waters
Far below.
All day, all night, I hear them flowing
To and fro.

What kind of tone does the speaker have toward the subject of the poem?


enthusiasm and happiness

sadness and regret

frustration and anger

apathy and resignation

Answer 1

4) description of the noises waves make

5) winds cry; making moan; grey winds

6) melancholy

7) simile

8) consistent

9) sadness and regret