Unit 3 Poetry Review

According to the speaker, what makes the word "Mother" so special?

•  The speaker's mother was a very kind and loving person.

• The speaker's wife was a motherly figure to him.

• He believes that angels use the word to express the highest form of love.

• The speaker thinks that the word "Mother" is a beautiful and poetic word.

Why does the speaker call the person he is addressing "more than mother"?

• The speaker's mother died when he was young, so he never really knew her.

• The person he is addressing is the mother of his wife, who he loved dearly.

• The speaker is comparing the person to his own mother, who he loved.

• The speaker is expressing gratitude to the person for taking care of him.

Why does the author capitalize the word "Death"?

• To emphasize its importance and personify it as a powerful force.

• It is the name of a character in the poem.

• The speaker is associating death with the Grim Reaper.

• To show his fear and resentment toward the concept of death.

 What does the speaker mean by saying "Death installed you in setting my Virginia's spirit free"?

• He feels that Death has kept him from Virginia & her mother permanently.

• He believes the death of his wife freed him from loving his mother in law.

• It expresses how death of his wife created a bond with his mother in law.

• The speaker thinks his mother-in-law was responsible for Virginia's death.

What is a theme of the poem?

• The fleeting and temporary nature of all human relationships.

• The enduring power of love and devotion, even after death.

• The inevitability of conflict between family members.

• The importance of moving on from grief and forgetting the past.

Which lines support the theme?

• 13-14

• 9-10

• 6-7

• 3-4

Which word best describe the tone of the poem?

• resentful

• humorous

• affectionate

• detached

Which of these is an example of Alliteration?

• She sells seashells by the seashore.

• The bells clanged and jingled.

• The sun smiled on the angry clouds.

• The water was as smooth as glass.

Which of these is an example of Hyperbole?

• Laughter is music of the soul.

• Seven snakes slithered siltently.

• The bells clanged and jingled.

• The books were stacked to the sky.

Which of these is a Metaphor?

• Laughter is the music of the soul.

• I have told you a million times.

• The bells clanged and jingled.

• The T.V. talked all night.