Can't by Edgar Albert Guest

What was the author's purpose of Can't?

• Inform

• Entertain

• Explain

• Express

Which of the following words help the reader determine the meaning of slander?

• Written or spoken

• Harm, lies

• Good purpose

• Laughs when we falter

Which of the following is an example of personification from stanza 1?

• Can’t is the worst word that’s written or spoken

• With it many a good purpose dies

• On it is many a strong spirit broken

• Can't laughs when we falter and fall by the way.

What is the author's tone in stanza 1?

• Anxious

• Proud

• Frustrated

• Surprised

What does it mean to be thoughtless according to stanza 1?

• To say can't before the day even starts

• To make a plan

• To never give up

• To try when things are difficult

The line of the poem in stanza 1 “And laughs when we falter and fall by the way”

• contains a metaphor that compares the word can’t to a cruel person.

• uses imagery to emphasize how harmful the word can’t is.

• personifies the word can’t as a cruel person.

• has a joyful tone.

What is the author's tone in stanza 2?

• Hopeful

• Amused

• Scared

• Angry

Which line expresses this idea that we can overcome the word can’t in stanza 2?

• Can’t is the word that is foe to ambition

• Bows but to courage and patience and skill

• An enemy ambushed to shatter your will

• Whatever the goal you are seeking, keep trying

Which definition best matches the definition of mission as used in stanza 2?

• An important assignment

• A strongly felt goal

• A building or group of buildings

• A group of people sent on a journey

What is the theme of Can't?

• Many words should not be used.

• Move on when things are difficult.

• Giving up is a part of life.

• Keep trying even when in hard times.