'Out, Out' - Robert Frost

Structure: the poem contains:

• One Stanza

• Enjambment

• End stop

• Caesura

• All of the above

The increase in end stop, caesura and use of exclamation marks after the boy is fatally injured:

• Slows down the pace of the poem

• Adds to the dramatic impact of the poem

• Speeds up the poem

• 1 and 2 above

• 2 and 3 above

"The buzz saw..."

• "snarled and rattled"

• "spat and buzzed"

• "rattled and sizzled"

How did the boy initially react to the injury?

• He laughed heartily

• He cried out with a rueful laugh

• He screamed

• He begged his sister to help him

Where is the poem set?

• A rural area in California

• A rural area in Vermont

• New York City

When is the poem set?

• Sunrise

• Midday

• Sunset

• Night

Does the boy survive his injury?

• Yes

• No

How do people react to the boy's death

• They cry

• They argue over whose fault it was

• They get on with their own business

How many examples of dialogue / direct speech are in the poem?

• One

• Two

• Three

Foreboding is:

• A hint at something that will happen later

• A sense that something bad is going to happen