A Photograph

The poet of the poem, "A Photograph" is _____________.

What does the word 'paddling' mean in the poem?

• a flock of swimming ducks.

• move through the water in a boat using a paddle or paddles.

• walk with bare feet in shallow water.

• dabble the feet or hands in water.

What is the antonym of 'transient'?

• momentary

• fleeting

• short-lived

• permanent

How long, do you think, the poet's mother has been dead for?

• nearly twelve years

• nearly twenty years

• nearly two years

• none of the above

How did the mother's face look in the photograph?

• chubby

• kind

• innocent

• sweet

"She'd laugh at the snapshot"

Who does 'She' refer to here?

• the youngest girl in the snapshot

• the poet

• the poet's mother

• none of the above

What is the best meaning of the word, 'wry'?

• to feel happy and sad at the same time

• to feel overwhelmed

• to feel nostalgic

• to feel disappointed and amused at the same time

Who was standing in the middle in the photograph in the poem?

• Dolly

• Betty

• the poet's mother

• uncle

"Now she's been dead nearly as many years

As that girl lived"

Who is the 'girl' in this context?

• the poet

• the poet's mother

• the poet's mother's cousin

• the poet's cousin

Which figure of speech is used in the line- "It's silence silences"

• repetition

• alliteration

• oxymoron

• transferred epithet