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WorksheetsThe Pauper and The Prince
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
What type of figurative language is used in the line: "I feel like to be in a fairy land"?
simile
metaphor
alliteration
personification
Why does the Pauper's perspective mention the food that each eat?
He is hungry.
He has never eaten fruit.
To contrast the differences in the food they eat.
To compare how their food choices are similar.
How does the pauper feel about sleeping "under the torn rugs"?
He feels angry that he is so poor.
He wishes he had a nice bed in the palace.
He is envious that the prince has it so much better than he does.
He feels very nice.
Why does the pauper use the term "fairy land" twice in the first stanza?
He cannot comprehend how the prince has so much wealth.
He wants to live in a fantasy world.
He is angry that fairies haven't saved him from his poverty.
He wants to go to Disney World.
How does the prince describe the pauper's life?
lazily and carelessly
lazy and carefree
poor and sad
dead and deep
What literary device is used when the prince says about the pauper, "As if you are the king with all mights"?
Alliteration
Allusion
Irony
Epiphany
How does the prince feel about the pauper sleeping under the torn rugs?
He thinks it's funny.
He thinks the pauper should get a job so he can afford a better bed.
He is hurt to see him sleeping without proper blankets.
He thinks the pauper's father should be kinder to him.
Why does the prince say that nobody disturbs the pauper two times in the second stanza?
To emphasize how the prince has many rules and attendants that he cannot escape.
To emphasize that no one likes a pauper.
To emphasize the fact that the pauper doesn't have a job.
To emphasize how lazy the pauper is.
What is the theme of the poem?
It is better to be a prince than a pauper.
It is better to be a pauper than a prince.
Everyone is envious of other people.
People see the best of others' lives while overlooking the best in their own.
Which line exposes the central theme of the poem?
"Whenever I look at you, I truly envy on you."
"I see you with your gorgeous dresses:
"I can see through the glass panes"
"I see you sleeping deep"
