somebodys mother

Name the poet of Somebody’s mother.

• Mary Dow Brine

• John Keats

___________ is the location, where the incident takes place in the poem

• on a busy road

• infront of the school

The phrase amid the throng suggests____________

• in between by the crowd.

• surrounded by the crowd.

The woman was herself aged yet the poet says, “the woman’s feet were aged.” What is the difference?

• .By saying that the woman’s feet were aged, the poet calls our attention to her inability to speak.

• .By saying that the woman’s feet were aged, the poet calls our attention to her inability to walk

How do you describe the old woman?

• The woman was very old and poor.

• The woman was fat and sentimental.

So meek, so timid, afraid to stir. This line can best be rewritten as

• She was weak and filled with fear, so she was afraid to move.

• She was patient because she was filled with fear and so she never moved.

The woman did not move because __________

• she was very old

• the road was slippery and she was afraid she would fall if she tried to cross.

The boys are compared to ____________

• flock of sheep

• herd of sheep

Did the boys lend the old woman a helping hand?

• Yes, they did.

• No, they didnt.

Identify the poetic device used in the line Came the boys like a flock of sheep

• simile

• personification