Poem by Myself

In “I Myself,” what happens in the confrontation between the speaker and himself?

• The speaker tries using reasoning but is outsmarted.

• The speaker calls on himself to step aside but is attacked.

• The speaker is confused to see himself and loses his nerve.

• The speaker slips while trying to get by and lands in a ditch.

What is the speaker most likely feeling at the end of “I Myself”?

• disgust

• jealousy

• regret

• fear

What is most likely happening when someone is distorting what you said? Base your answer on the meaning of distorting.

• The person is writing it down word for word.

• The person is making it sound as if you said something else.

• The person is asking you to repeat it so it can be understood.

• The person is trying to explain it to someone who doesn't understand

What best describes the result of the confrontation in “I Myself”?

• The speaker learns a new skill

• The speaker grows more powerful.

• The speaker loses control over himself.

• The speaker continues to battle himself.

Which excerpt from “I Myself” best supports the answer to ..

What best describes the result of the confrontation in “I Myself”?

• But I was not strong, and my enemy / fell upon me with all the weight of my flesh,

• That's the way it happened. . . .

• . . . and I never could / reach that place. . . .

• . . . and ever since / my body walks by itself, getting lost, / distorting whatever plans I make.

What does the confrontation in “I Myself” most likely symbolize?

• the speaker's quest to improve himself

• the speaker's desire to understand who he is

• the speaker's failure to act in the way he intended

• the speaker's difficulty relating to people in his life

The organization of lines in a poem

• Stanza

• Rhyme Pattern/ Scheme

• Imagery

• Sensory Details

The message of the poem

• Theme

• Tone

• Imagery

• Mood

Words or phrases that appeal to the five senses.

• figurative language

• imagery

• symbol

• speaker

A form of poetry that tells a story and has a setting, characters, and a plot

• ode

• rhyme

• narrative poem

• haiku