Industrial+Revolution+Poetry

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Read each poem several times - remember to come up with you own theme, tone and meaning before you begin answering the questions.

Answer the following questions and email your answers to Mrs. Blalock.

__ HAND LOOM v POWER LOOM __ By John Grimshaw

1. What word best describes the mood of the fourth line a. Happiness b. Anger c. Transition/change d. Fearfulness 2. What is the best meaning of the term “gruff o’erlooker”? a. A harsh supervisor b. A mean worker c. An ugly man d. A supervisor with a beard 3. What technology is set to be employed by the weavers? a. Coal burning machinery b. New looms c. Steam powered looms d. Increased numbers of weavers coming from the country 4. The phrase “mind their flats and sharps” is an example of what literary term? a. Alliteration b. Allusion c. Metaphor d. Simile 5. What happens if there is a mistake made? a. The worker is fired b. The worker is docked pay c. The whole factory is fined d. The fabric is ruined 6. Which term or phrase best describes the tone of the speaker in stanza five? a. Manipulative b. Conniving c. Accusatory d. Forgiving 7. What is the overall purpose of the factory? a. To create fine fabric b. To employ larger numbers of people c. To produce more fabric faster d. To make money 8. What has most likely happened to the girls who used to work at the looms in the loom shop? a. They have married and stopped working b. They have started their own businesses c. They have moved to cities to work in factories d. They were fired 9. The purpose of this poem can best be described as: a. Mocking the factory system b. Pointing out the changes of the industrial revolution c. Addressing the social ills of the industrial revolution d. Calling for social change

__ THE HAND-LOOM WEAVERS’ LAMENT __ By John Grimshaw

1. The genre of this piece can best be described as: a. A limerick b. A sonnet c. A soliloquy d. A ballad 2. The speaker in the piece is most likely addressing who? a. The wealthy b. The poor c. The king/government d. The industrial polluters 3. The purpose of the third stanza can best be described as a. To point out problems caused by the wealthy b. To point out injustices committed by the wealthy c. To point out problems caused by the industrial revolution d. To point out problems faced only by the poor 4. Which literary terms describe what the author does in the phrase “manky as monkeys”? a. Alliteration and onomatopoeia b. Alliteration and metaphor c. Metaphor and onomatopoeia d. Alliteration and simile 5. What evidence does the speaker cite that Religion doesn’t exist for “them” anymore? a. They are too proud b. They cast the rest of humanity aside c. They only care about wealth d. They no longer go to church 6. What solution does the speaker pose for the problems he listed? a. Forget blaming Bonaparte and restore prices b. Create new laws to promote equality c. Blame the wealthy d. Guarantee jobs for all citizens