“When I Was One-and-Twenty” by A.E. Housman
Authored by Robyn Worley
English
KG - University
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who wrote “When I Was One-and-Twenty"
William Wordsworth
Thomas Hardy
A.E. Housman
William Blake
Tags
CCSS.RL. 6.5
CCSS.RL.1.4
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.K.5
CCSS.RL.3.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In the first two lines of "When I Was One-and-Twenty" the speaker recalls words from?
an elderly woman
a priest
a wise man
an English teacher
Tags
CCSS.RL. 6.5
CCSS.RL.1.4
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.K.5
CCSS.RL.3.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
"But not your heart away" (line 3 of "When I Was One-and-Twenty") infers that the heart...
is more cherished than money.
is worthless.
Tags
CCSS.RL. 6.5
CCSS.RL.1.4
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.K.5
CCSS.RL.3.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the central purpose of this poem?
To incite ideas that would allow people to inspire a generation built upon supporting and being one with nature.
To let people know that the speaker has hope for a better future.
To convey the fear that humans have the potential to fall behind the grace, beauty, and effortlessness of nature.
To link the relationship that nature has with the eventual degradation of humankind.
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CCSS.RL.3.9
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.5.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the story focus on?
taking life for granted
the wind always howling
giving our hearts away
the sea and her bosom
Tags
CCSS.RL.3.9
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.5.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the poem compare the wind to?
screaming roars
rain
sleeping flowers
birds singing
Tags
CCSS.RL. 6.5
CCSS.RL.1.4
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.K.5
CCSS.RL.3.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What line does the speaker suggest that we are concerned with materials?
The world is too much with us late and soon
We have given our hearts away a sordid boon
Little we see in nature that is ours
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers
Tags
CCSS.RL. 6.5
CCSS.RL.1.4
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.K.5
CCSS.RL.3.5
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