Theme Exploration in Poems

Which is a theme explored in both poems? (Select two.)

• One should never lose hope.

• Struggle is a part of life.

• Some relationships are complex.

• Give back to your country.

• Good friends help in need.

Answer explanation

The theme of struggle being a part of life and the complexity of some relationships are explored in both poems.

The poet uses capitalization in the last stanza to—

• draw attention to the word "me"

• help create a mood of annoyance

• create an imagery of the speaker

• create natural pauses and stops

Answer explanation

The poet uses capitalization in the last stanza to draw attention to the word 'me'.

In the first stanza, the poet uses unstressed and stressed syllables to—

• maintain a rhyme scheme

• create alliteration

• create rhythm and meter

• illustrate the imagery

Answer explanation

The poet uses unstressed and stressed syllables to create rhythm and meter in the first stanza.

What is the pattern of rhyming lines in the first stanza of the poem?

• ABAB

• ABBA

• ABCB

• AABB

Answer explanation

The correct pattern of rhyming lines in the first stanza of the poem is ABCB, where the second and fourth lines rhyme with each other.

The poet uses a simile in the third stanza to describe the friend's—

• loss of appetite

• loss of hope

• persistent attempts

• increasing anger

Answer explanation

The poet uses a simile in the third stanza to describe the friend's loss of hope.

What is the importance of stanza 2 in the poem?

• It explains the reason the speaker can't help the friend.

• It describes the ways the friend asks the speaker for help.

• It lists the various ways the friend shows his sorrow.

• It shows the reasons the friend asks the speaker for cash.

Answer explanation

The importance of stanza 2 in the poem is that it explains the reason the speaker can't help the friend, making it the correct choice.

What is the pattern of rhyming in the second stanza of the poem?

• None of the lines in the stanza rhyme.

• Only the third and the fourth lines rhyme.

• All the lines end in the same rhyme.

• Only the second and the fifth lines rhyme.

What is the most likely reason that the poet uses capitalization in line 14?

The poet placed line 21 in its own stanza to—

• highlight the feelings of loneliness

• indicate the end of the poem

• emphasize the message of the poem

• show a shift in the focus of the poem

The break between stanzas 3 and 4 help the poet convey—

• concern and worry for older people

• encouragement and support for children

• a change from feeling pain to feeling no pain

• a contrast between the old and young