Old Ironsides
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English
10th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Looking at the poem as a whole, what human quality does "Old Ironsides" seem to represent for the speaker?
Patriotism
Danger
Spirit
Strength
Courage
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do you think the writer used the image of "Old Ironsides" as an eagle?
I. The ship seemed to fly through battle, like an eagle , impervious to harm.
II. The eagle is a symbol of the American nation.
III. Eagles are often associated with freedom and heroism.
I only
II only
III only
I and II
II and III
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the speaker appeal to Americans' love of country?
Through the use of a particular meter
Through the use of emotional language
Through the use of heroic images
By reminding the reader of battles
Through the use of diction
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following lines is NOT an image Holmes uses to evoke the battles fought by "Old Ironsides"?
"Her decks, once red with heroes' blood,/Where knelt the vanquished foe" ( lines 9-10)
"And burst the cannons roar--/The meteor of the ocean air/Shall sweep the clouds no more." ( lines 6-9)
"The harpies of the shore shall pluck/The eagles of the sea!"
"And many an eye has danced to see/That banner in the sky;/Beneath it rung the battle shout" ( lines 3-5)
"No more shall feel the victor's tread, /Or know the conquered
knee---" ( lines 13-14)
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Line 15 "The harpies of the shore shall pluck" contains a good example of
an analogy
a classical allusion
an extended metaphor
personification
a simile
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is not an accurate description of the tone of this poem?
Chiding
Passionate
Eloquent
Rousing
Stirring
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"Many an eye has danced" (line 3) is an example of Holmes's use of
personification
vivid detail
hyperbole
simile
metonymy
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
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