Mid-Term Break

The poem Mid-Term Break is about

• A boy going home for the holiday but it is for a sad reason

• People trying to deal with a tragedy in their own way

• A young boy feeling like he needs to act older than his years

• All of the above

The poem is told from

• Second person perspective

• First person perspective

• Third person perspective

Why do you think the speaker in the poem felt embarrassed by the older men shaking his hand

• Because he didn't like them

• Because by shaking his hand they were treating him like an adult and he wasn't

• Because he felt ashamed

The tone of this poem is

• Controlled and factual

• Matter of fact

• Emotionally restrained

• All of the above

The poem has a regular rhyme scheme

• True

• False

The poet didn't use a regular rhyme scheme because

• He wanted it to echo the natural and understated feel of the poem

• He preferred free verse

• The poem was too short to use a regular rhyme scheme

The title of the poem is unambiguous because the poet wanted to

• Reveal what happened gradually to have an impact on the reader

• Create a sense of irony - due to the title being positive but the content is not

• To reflect the shock and restrained emotion

• All of the above

It is an autobiographical poem

• True

• False

Who does the poet describe as 'tearless' and 'angry'

• His aunt

• His mother

• His sister

The poet describes his brother as, 'wearing a poppy bruise'. This is symbolism because it represents death and remembrance

• True

• False