Worksheets"The Song of Hiawatha" and "Ode on Solitude"
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Does "Ode to Solitude" (pgs. 315-316) have a meter and/or rhyme scheme?
Dactylic Dimeter but no rhyme scheme
No meter but an ABCB rhyme scheme
No meter but an ABAB rhyme scheme
Trochaic Tetrameter and an ABCB rhyme scheme
No meter and no rhyme
What sets the last line of each stanza in "Ode on Solitude" (pgs. 315-316) apart from the other three?
It rhymes with the previous line while the others do not.
It leads to a mini-shift in each stanza.
It has four syllables while the other three have eight.
In "Ode on Solitude," (pgs. 315-316) why is the fifth stanza the shift?
The poem talks about the joy of solitude, but the last stanza is about solitude in death.
The poem talks about the world inside the narrator's head, but the last stanza is about the real world.
The poem breaks its rhyme scheme.
What kind of place does the man in "Ode on Solitude" (pgs. 315-316) live?
an empty mansion
his own farm
a remote shack in a meadow or forest
Besides alone, how does the narrator in "Ode on Solitude" (pgs. 315-316) wish to die?
He wishes for immortality
well-remembered by the few he knew
memorialized in a public area
forgotten and unmourned
What does the narrator's land in "Ode on Solitude" (pgs. 315-316) do for him?
It provides him all the necessities of life so he can remain in solitude.
It gives him tasks to do so he does not lose his sanity.
Its animals keep him company in his solitude.
All of these.
What does solitude do to the narrator in "Ode on Solitude" (pgs. 315-316)? Choose all that apply.
It provides the necessary resources of life.
It allows for greater health.
It grants him a grander demise and memorial.
It gives him more pleasure in everyday activities.
It makes time pass by faster and easier.
In "Ode on Solitude" (pgs. 315-316), the author compares the narrator's day with his night using a(n) ________________.
analogy
allusion
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
What is the tone of "Ode on Solitude" (pgs. 315-316)? What kind of image does it create?
exuberant, vibrant, exciting
calm, serene, soft
lamenting, sorrowful, melancholy
rough, straight-forward, imperative
What does the narrator in "Ode on Solitude" (pgs. 315-316) mean when he says "and not a stone"?
He does not wish for anything he does not already have, as it would require him to leave his privacy.
He does not wish for any imported materials or new resources for his land.
He does not wish for an extravagant remembrance of himself, the stone being a tombstone.
What is the meter of "The Song of Hiawatha"? (Pgs. 324-329)
Trochaic Trimeter
Iambic Tetrameter
Dactylic Tetrameter
Trochaic Tetrameter
Dactylic Dimeter
Is there a rhyme scheme present in "The Song of Hiawatha" (Pgs. 324-329)? If so, what is it?
ABCC
ABCCAB
No rhyme scheme
What form of poetry is "The Song of Hiawatha" (Pgs. 324-329)?
free verse
haiku
epic
ballad
sonnet
In "The Song of Hiawatha" (Pgs. 324-329), what poetic device is used in line 156?
symbolism
personification
metaphor
allusions
similie
The animals in "The Song of Hiawatha" (Pgs. 324-329) are _________________ throughout the poem.
personified
alluded to
parodied
symbolized
dictated
What story is "The Song of Hiawatha" (Pgs. 324-329) telling?
A Native American tribesman being taught philosophy and hunting techniques
A Native American boy having fantasies of comets and talking animals
The cycle of a tribe's training of young leaders
The childhood and eventual coming of age of a young Native American boy
Using context clues in "The Song of Hiawatha" (Pgs. 324-329), who are Iagoo and Nokomis?
The tribe's experts in philosophy and hunting
Hiawatha's parents
The tribe leaders
Figments of Hiawatha's imagination
What is the tone of "The Song of Hiawatha" (Pgs. 324-329)?
intriguing, dramatic
cruel, crazed
sarcastic, cynical
calm, smooth
slow, somber
What does Nokomis teach Hiawatha in "The Song of Hiawatha" (Pgs. 324-329)?
how to gather food for the tribe
how to craft a bow and hunt
to respect nature
fables and fairy tales
What does the meter of "The Song of Hiawatha" (Pgs. 324-329) do for the poem in its final act?
It helps to give character to Nokomis and the animals.
It shows a transition of time.
It creates suspense during Hiawatha's hunt.
It paints a grander picture.
