Beware don't read this poem.

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

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.

What does the speaker say is “legendary”?

• the vain woman

• the hunger of this poem

To what does the speaker compare the poem?

• a greedy mirror

• a young woman

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

• Reed uses irregular abbreviations and little punctuation.

• Reed uses a definite rhyme scheme

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

• end rhyme

• personification

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

• ominous

• playful

''it is a greedy poem'' This is ......

• simile

• personification

this poem has your eyes

this poem has his head

this poem has his arms . This is called ....

• metaphor

• repetition

The theme of this poem is ......

• isolation

• helping people