Little boy Crying

What is the main theme of the poem?

• The power of imagination

• The complexity of parent discipline

• The important of fairytale

• The innocence of childhood

What literary device is used in the phrase “Your mouth contorting in brief spite and hurt”?

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Imagery

How does the child perceive the father in the second stanza?

• As a loving and kind figure

• As a giant ogre, cruel and emotionless

• As a hero protecting him

• As a weak and powerless man

What does the “ogre” in the poem symbolize?

• The father’s anger and discipline

• The child’s overactive imagination

• A literal monster in a fairytale

• The child's fear of darkness

What emotion does the child express towards his father after being disciplined?

• Gratitude

• Indifference

• Hatred and resentment

• Love and admiration

What does the phrase “your bright eyes swimming tears” suggest?

• The boy is crying heavily

• The boy is playing in the rain

• The boy is tired and wants to sleep

• The boy is angry but refuses to cry

What does the final line, “You must not make a plaything of the rain,” mean?

• The child should not play outside in the rain

• The child should enjoy nature more

• The father is angry about the rain

• The child should not take life’s hardships lightly

What does the poem suggest about the father’s feelings after disciplining his child?

• He enjoys punishing the child

• He regrets it but knows it’s necessary

• He feels nothing at all

• He is unaware of the child’s emotions

What literary device is used in “your laughter metamorphosed into howls”?

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Hyperpole

Why does the child imagine cutting down the tree or trapping the father in a pit?

• He is afraid of fairy tales

• He wants revenge for being punished

• He wants to escape into nature

• He is thinking of a bedtime story