
Stephen Spender
Authored by Margaret Anderson
English
3rd Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
What is the central theme in the poem "My parents"?
Racism
Poverty
Friendship
Classism
Tags
CCSS.RL.3.9
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.5.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
What poetic device is used here "“Who threw words like stones”
onomatopoeia
metaphor
similie
alliteration
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.RL.3.5
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
“muscles like iron” is effective because it suggests?
the boys were strong and Spence may have not been strong enough to fight them off so to him they were much stronger than him and it would hurt to be hit by them
the words the boys use where harsh and hurt when they would say them.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
“While I looked the other way” is an effective poetic device because it suggests?
an allusion to Jesus turning the other cheek as a form of forgiveness, like Spencer wanting to forgive the boys
a simile to Jesus turning the other cheek as a form of forgiveness, like Spencer wanting to forgive the boys
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.RL.3.5
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
“The salt coarse pointing of those boys suggests the
pointing by the boys would hurt the persona emotionally because salt is known to be rough and it stings wounds. What poetic device is used here?
Simile
Allusion
Alliteration
Metaphor
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.RL.3.5
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the poet Spender Spender use to highlight the theme Classism?
bright words
poetic devices
parts of speech
pronouns
Tags
CCSS.RL.3.9
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.5.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the three poetic devices the poet uses to effectively highlight classism in the poem " My Parents"
alliteration, onomatopoeia and metaphors
repetition, allusion and similes
simile, metaphor and allusion
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.3.4
CCSS.RL.3.5
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
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