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Extended Metaphor Poem Examples - Love Sorrow and Mother to Son

Authored by Kelly Weber

English

9th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 3+ times

Extended Metaphor Poem Examples - Love Sorrow and Mother to Son
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

In the "Mother to Son", the mother compares her life to a _____ 

river
road
staircase
journey

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

In "Mother to Son", The mother tells her son

to be more carefree.
to make more money.
to not fall in love.
not to give up.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which is the main type of figurative language used in both poems?

simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which line from the poem "Mother to Son" reflects a lesson the speaker wants her son to learn?

Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair

And places with no carpet on the floor

So boy, don’t you turn back

I’se still climbin’

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which lines from the poem "Mother to Son" best suggest that the speaker is persistent?

It’s had tacks in it,/And splinters,

And boards torn up,/And places with no carpet on the floor-

For I’se still goin’ honey,/I’se still climbin’,

‘Cause you finds it’s kinder hard./Don’t you fall now-

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Who is the poem “Mother to Son” written by

Idris Elba

Langston Hughes

Frederick Douglas

Thomas Edison

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Read line 2 from the poem "Mother to Son"

Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.

 The poet includes this metaphor most likely to:

Suggest life is not always easy

Help the reader imagine what crystal stairs look like

Suggest that life can is beautiful

Identify the speaker’s future

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

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