Reading Comprehension #14019

Practice Exercise 15 C

Narrative Poetry

  1. Answer the questions.

    1. Write the rhyme scheme beside the following stanza.

      ____   He did not wear his scarlet coat
      ____   For blood and wine are red,
      ____   And blood and wine were on his hands
      ____   When they found him with the dead,
      ____   The poor dead woman whom he loved,
      ____   And murdered in her bed.

    2. Name the rhythm and meter (i.e. Iambic hexameter). __________________________________

    3. What is the main idea or theme of the poem?

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    4. Who are the characters?

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    5. What is the setting of the poem?

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    6. List the characters mentioned in the poem.

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