Choices by Nikki Giovanni

What is the tone of the poem "Choices" by Nikki Giovanni?

• Tone of acceptance.

• Tone of anger.

• Tone of frustration.

• Tone of aggression.

How does the speaker handle the limited opportunities in his/her life?

• By appreciating her current possessions.

• By writing poetry.

• By looking at the future's opportunities.

• By helping the other people in her life.

Why does mankind learn to cry?

• People aren't capable of expressing the emotions they feel.

• To learn to sympathize with the opposing side

• To help fully express their emotions in a healthy way.

• To cry out the hatred.

What does Giovanni mean when she says that “parallel movement/isn’t lateral?”

• Route has no importance if all paths have a same destination

• She is on a path which prevents her from reaching her goals.

• That both sides are one sided.

• She's moving but she's not going far.

Define the last stanza: “when i can't express what I really feel...” (Giovani 24).

• Speaker stating to wait to accomplish their goals.

• Speaker's understanding of lack of freedom in society.

• Speaker's understanding of their freedom.

What is the speaker’s decision when he/she cannot do what they want to do in stanza one?

• The job he/she has is to do the thing they want to do

• The job is to not do the thing they do not want to do.

• The job he/she has is to not do the thing they want to do

• Jobs hold us back from doing what we want, so do nothing.

What must the speaker understand in stanza three?

• The speaker must accept their situation.

• The speaker must fight against oppression.

• The speaker is delusional and must get a grip on reality.

• The speaker must strive to get ahead to a bad situation.

After the first two stanzas, what is the tone of the poem?

• frustrated, but determined

• angry and daring

• calm and content

• sad, but consistent

What is the theme of "Choices"?

• Don't be grateful for what you already have

• Try to stay positive even when you can't make the choices you want

• Let other people decide what you can or can't do

• here is no obvious theme

What literary device was used in "Choices"?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Repetition