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WorksheetsPoetry Unit INGL 3104
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Americans the speaker refers to in the poem "I Hear America Singing" are-
a)
ordinary working people
b)
wounded soldiers
c)
great figures in the US history
d)
doctors and nurses
2.
Who is the speaker of the poem I, Too
a)
The plantation owner
b)
The parents of Langston Hughes
c)
The darker brother
d)
The slaves
3.
Which of the following statements is true about the songs America is singing?
a)
The songs are out of tune
b)
Each person has a different song
c)
People are singing songs no one can hear
d)
People are singing out of sorrow
4.
In which line do you know the speaker feels proud?
a)
"And be ashamed"
b)
"Eat in the kitchen"
c)
"They'll see how beautiful I am"
d)
"Say to me"
5.
What does the lamb symbolize in "The Lamb?"
a)
Death
b)
Mystery
c)
Peace
d)
Christ
6.
Descriptive words and imagery in “The Lamb” suggests that
the lamb is a symbol of
a)
Youth
b)
Summer
c)
Romance
d)
Innocence
7.
In “The Tyger”, the speaker questions
a)
If the Tyger should be chained up
b)
Why the Tyger was made
c)
Whether the Lamb and Tyger had the same creator
d)
What the Tyger will do when free
8.
What is the tone of "The Tyger?"
a)
Gentle
b)
Questioning
c)
Destructive
d)
Playful
9.
Who is the speaker of 'The Lamb'?
a)
Jesus
b)
William Blake
c)
A child
d)
The lamb
10.
Which line in 'The Tyger' refers to the story of Icarus, who flew too close to the sun with his wax wings?
a)
'What the flame dare seize the fire?'
b)
'On what wings dare he aspire?
c)
'And when the stars threw down their spears'
d)
'What immortal hand or eye'
11.
Why did the lady of Shallot stay in the tower?
a)
She wanted to be alone
b)
She was trapped
c)
There was a curse on her
d)
Lancelot told her to wait there
12.
With the curse enacted, the Lady of Shalott...
a)
lives out her life half sick of the shadows.
b)
dreams of a trip to Camelot to see Lancelot.
c)
prepares to depart in her boat, but returns to her tower.
d)
lies down in a boat and dies on her way to Camelot.
13.
Which participant or participants could be describe as being "sympathetic, but generally uninvolved" the narrative of the Lady of Shalott?
a)
Lancelot
b)
the reapers
c)
the knights
d)
the witch who put the curse on the Lady
14.
What theme from the Harlem Renaissance is most apparent in the poem "We Wear the Mask"?
a)
Duality (twoness)
b)
Urbanity (city life)
c)
Mix of high/low culture
d)
Allusion
15.
In the Poem "We Wear the Mask", the mask is a metaphor for_________________.
a)
an element of a costume
b)
social injusstice
c)
a social performance
d)
social protest
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