Poem Theme Quiz

What best describes the main theme of the poem?

• New clothes are prettier than old ones.

• Fashionable clothes are difficult to wear.

• Certain clothes are meant for the country.

• Comfortable clothes are better than fancy ones.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which word could best replace easy in the first line of the poem?

• simple

• gentle

• relaxed

• trusting

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

In the first stanza, what does the phrase "cease to assert" mean?

• stop insisting

• begin declaring

• keep demanding

• continue attacking

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

In the second stanza, the speaker says he wishes to give custom "the shake." What does he mean by that?

• The speaker wants to find a new custom.

• The speaker wants to go against custom.

• The speaker wants to follow custom closely.

• The speaker wants to change custom for everyone.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

Which line from the poem suggests that the speaker's usual fashion is uncomfortable?

• And trousers the tailor must press.

• To go a few days without shaving,

• The style of your cutaway coat;

• And the collar that strangles your throat;

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

Which line from the poem suggests that the speaker thinks his clothes get better the more they are worn?

• I'm weary of thinking of dress;

• I'm heartily sick of stiff collars,

• And give grim old custom the shake.

• That seem to improve with the dirt,

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

In the last stanza of the poem, which words have the same meaning?

• brag/boast

• shirt/trousers

• coat/collar

• fashions/comfort

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

In the last line of the poem, what does the phrase "born of" mean?

• comes from

• made for

• heard of

• gone to

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which is most important to the speaker?

• feeling comfortable

• following current fashion

• wearing a blue flannel shirt

• spending time in the country

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

Read the lines below from the poem. "I'm heartily sick of stiff collars, And trousers the tailor must press." What does press mean in the second line?

• wear

• push

• flatten

• hurry

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4