Little Boy Crying by Mervyn Morris

This poet's name is

• Langston Hughes

• Michael Morris

• Merle Colllins

• Mervyn Morris

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This poem is about

• a little boy who hates his father

• a father who has to teach his son a lesson

• a very angry child

• a father who hates his son

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How old is the child in the poem?

• three months

• three years

• thirteen months

• thirteen years

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"The ogre that towers above you" in the poem refers to:

• the grim giant

• Jack and the beanstalk

• the grim reaper

• the boy's father

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Why is the child slapped in the poem?

• because he was playing in the rain

• because he was laughing

• because the father was upset

• because he was crying

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The tone of this poem is:

• angry

• sad

• sympathetic

• sorrowful

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In the poem, the perspectives of both father and son are presented.

• perhaps

• No!

• true

• false

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"nor guess the wavering hidden behind that mask" suggests that

• the father is a clown

• the father's unsure, true feelings are hidden behind the stern look

• the father hides his true feelings of anger

• the child is hesitant about his father's intentions

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The poet uses the words 'ogre', 'giant' and 'colossal' to emphasise:

• how angry the father is with his son

• how sorry the father is for hitting his son

• how big and 'towering' the father appears to his little son

• how big and angry the father appears to his little son

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The use of "colossal cruel" in the poem is an example of what literary device?

• alliteration

• imagery

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

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