The Moment- Margaret Atwood

What is the denotative meaning of the title?

• a period of time

• asking someone to wait

• uncertainty

• a collapse

Who is the speaker of this poem?

• A tree

• First Nations Individual

• A wave

• Margaret Atwood

Which line from stanza 1 BEST demonstrates a prideful tone?

The moment when, after many years

of hard work and a long voyage

you stand in the centre of your room,

house, half-acre, square mile, island, country,

knowing at last how you got there,

and say, I own this,

• "I own this"

• "knowing at last how you got there"

• "hard work and long voyage"

• "house, half-acre, square mile, island, country"

is the same moment when the trees unloose

their soft arms from around you,

the birds take back their language,

the cliffs fissure and collapse,

the air moves back from you like a wave

and you can't breathe.

Which line from stanza 2 best reveals a tone of chaos?

• is the same moment when the trees unloose

• the birds take back their language,

• the cliffs fissure and collapse,

• and you can't breathe.

is the same moment when the trees unloose

their soft arms from around you,

the birds take back their language,

the cliffs fissure and collapse,

the air moves back from you like a wave

and you can't breathe.

Which line contains an example of personification?

• the trees unloose their soft arms from around you,

• and you can't breathe.

• the air moves back from you like a wave

• the cliffs fissure and collapse,

is the same moment when the trees unloose

their soft arms from around you,

the birds take back their language,

the cliffs fissure and collapse,

the air moves back from you like a wave

and you can't breathe.

Which line contains an example of simile?

• the trees unloose their soft arms from around you,

• and you can't breathe.

• the air moves back from you like a wave

• the cliffs fissure and collapse,

the symbolic meaning for "you" that the speaker constantly references in the poem is

• it represents those who colonized Canada

• It represents nature

• it represents the first nations people

• it represents all of the inhabitants of Canada

is the same moment when the trees unloose

their soft arms from around you,

the birds take back their language,

the cliffs fissure and collapse,

the air moves back from you like a wave

and you can't breathe.

in context, what does the word "fissure" mean?

• break

• jump

• scatter

• fade

Which of the following is NOT a thematic statement for the poem?

• The inaccuracy of historical evidence of colonization

• An individual’s pride may overshadow their compassion

• The negative effects of colonialization on first nations people

• Pride is an essential human quality to achieve our goals

Why is the title significant?

• A moment is a short amount of time and this lasted many years

• in the same moment someone can gain everything and someone can lose everything

• Moments do not last a long time, and a lot happens in the span of a few seconds

• Everyone is searching for their moment to take their chance