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I've Got a Terrible Headache - Poem

Authored by Rebecca Walther

English

6th Grade

Used 4+ times

I've Got a Terrible Headache - Poem
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Read this line from stanza 1


I'm sure I can't stand it much longer,

my skull's being squeezed in a vise,

as regiments march to the blazing of trumpets,

and thousands of tap-dancing mice.


The poet uses the simile in these lines to describe --

the appearance of the speaker's skull.

the sound of the trumpets as they are played.

the type of dance the mice are doing.

the pain the speaker is feeling.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The word vise most nearly means --

a tool

a skull

a dance

an instrument

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The poet included stanza 1 most likely to --

highlight the fact the speaker is causing his own pain.

describe the feeling of the headache as a painful event.

emphasize the effect the speaker has on his surroundings

show that the speaker is watching a funny event

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which word in stanza 2 helps the reader understand the meaning of bongos?

drumming

melons

porpoises

stampeding

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which line in the poem supports the idea that the boy's headache is self inflicted?

My head’s filled with horrible noises,

there’s a man mashing melons inside,

and if I keep hitting my head with this hammer,

I doubt that my headache will stop.

I’ve got an incredible headache,

my temples are throbbing with pain,

I’m sure I can’t stand it much longer,

my skull’s being squeezed in a vise,

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How is the reader supposed to feel (their mood) when they read the resolution of the poem?

Annoyed

Intrigued

Confused

Amused

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