Search Header Logo

Beware don't read this poem.

Authored by Abdulnasser Alghazali

Arts

10th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 506+ times

Beware don't read this poem.
AI

AI Actions

Add similar questions

Adjust reading levels

Convert to real-world scenario

Translate activity

More...

    Content View

    Student View

10 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the poet refer to in the opening stanza of

the poem?

He offers a statistic from the U.S. Bureau of Missing Persons.

He refers to an episode of the television show Thriller, in which an old woman surrounded herself with mirrors

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens when the villagers break into the old woman’s house?

The old woman disappears into the mirror.

The old woman calls the police and has the villagers arrested.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the speaker say is “legendary”?

the vain woman

the hunger of this poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

To what does the speaker compare the poem?

a greedy mirror

a young woman

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the characteristics of Ishmael Reed’s writing style?

Reed uses irregular abbreviations and little punctuation.

Reed uses a definite rhyme scheme

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following literary elements is not used in this poem?

end rhyme

personification

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the best description of the tone of this poem?

ominous

playful

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Access all questions and much more by creating a free account

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Google

Continue with Google

Email

Continue with Email

Classlink

Continue with Classlink

Clever

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Microsoft

Apple

Apple

Others

Others

Already have an account?