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"The Song of Hiawatha" and "Ode on Solitude"

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

Does "Ode to Solitude" (pgs. 315-316) have a meter and/or rhyme scheme?

a)

Dactylic Dimeter but no rhyme scheme

b)

No meter but an ABCB rhyme scheme

c)

No meter but an ABAB rhyme scheme

d)

Trochaic Tetrameter and an ABCB rhyme scheme

e)

No meter and no rhyme

2.

What sets the last line of each stanza in "Ode on Solitude" (pgs. 315-316) apart from the other three?

a)

It rhymes with the previous line while the others do not.

b)

It leads to a mini-shift in each stanza.

c)

It has four syllables while the other three have eight.

3.

In "Ode on Solitude," (pgs. 315-316) why is the fifth stanza the shift?

a)

The poem talks about the joy of solitude, but the last stanza is about solitude in death.

b)

The poem talks about the world inside the narrator's head, but the last stanza is about the real world.

c)

The poem breaks its rhyme scheme.

4.

What kind of place does the man in "Ode on Solitude" (pgs. 315-316) live?

a)

an empty mansion

b)

his own farm

c)

a remote shack in a meadow or forest

5.

Besides alone, how does the narrator in "Ode on Solitude" (pgs. 315-316) wish to die?

a)

He wishes for immortality

b)

well-remembered by the few he knew

c)

memorialized in a public area

d)

forgotten and unmourned

6.

What does the narrator's land in "Ode on Solitude" (pgs. 315-316) do for him?

a)

It provides him all the necessities of life so he can remain in solitude.

b)

It gives him tasks to do so he does not lose his sanity.

c)

Its animals keep him company in his solitude.

d)

All of these.

7.

What does solitude do to the narrator in "Ode on Solitude" (pgs. 315-316)? Choose all that apply.

a)

It provides the necessary resources of life.

b)

It allows for greater health.

c)

It grants him a grander demise and memorial.

d)

It gives him more pleasure in everyday activities.

e)

It makes time pass by faster and easier.

8.

In "Ode on Solitude" (pgs. 315-316), the author compares the narrator's day with his night using a(n) ________________.

a)

analogy

b)

allusion

c)

hyperbole

d)

metaphor

e)

simile

9.

What is the tone of "Ode on Solitude" (pgs. 315-316)? What kind of image does it create?

a)

exuberant, vibrant, exciting

b)

calm, serene, soft

c)

lamenting, sorrowful, melancholy

d)

rough, straight-forward, imperative

10.

What does the narrator in "Ode on Solitude" (pgs. 315-316) mean when he says "and not a stone"?

a)

He does not wish for anything he does not already have, as it would require him to leave his privacy.

b)

He does not wish for any imported materials or new resources for his land.

c)

He does not wish for an extravagant remembrance of himself, the stone being a tombstone.

11.

What is the meter of "The Song of Hiawatha"? (Pgs. 324-329)

a)

Trochaic Trimeter

b)

Iambic Tetrameter

c)

Dactylic Tetrameter

d)

Trochaic Tetrameter

e)

Dactylic Dimeter

12.

Is there a rhyme scheme present in "The Song of Hiawatha" (Pgs. 324-329)? If so, what is it?

a)

ABCC

b)

ABCCAB

c)

No rhyme scheme

13.

What form of poetry is "The Song of Hiawatha" (Pgs. 324-329)?

a)

free verse

b)

haiku

c)

epic

d)

ballad

e)

sonnet

14.

In "The Song of Hiawatha" (Pgs. 324-329), what poetic device is used in line 156?

a)

symbolism

b)

personification

c)

metaphor

d)

allusions

e)

similie

15.

The animals in "The Song of Hiawatha" (Pgs. 324-329) are _________________ throughout the poem.

a)

personified

b)

alluded to

c)

parodied

d)

symbolized

e)

dictated

16.

What story is "The Song of Hiawatha" (Pgs. 324-329) telling?

a)

A Native American tribesman being taught philosophy and hunting techniques

b)

A Native American boy having fantasies of comets and talking animals

c)

The cycle of a tribe's training of young leaders

d)

The childhood and eventual coming of age of a young Native American boy

17.

Using context clues in "The Song of Hiawatha" (Pgs. 324-329), who are Iagoo and Nokomis?

a)

The tribe's experts in philosophy and hunting

b)

Hiawatha's parents

c)

The tribe leaders

d)

Figments of Hiawatha's imagination

18.

What is the tone of "The Song of Hiawatha" (Pgs. 324-329)?

a)

intriguing, dramatic

b)

cruel, crazed

c)

sarcastic, cynical

d)

calm, smooth

e)

slow, somber

19.

What does Nokomis teach Hiawatha in "The Song of Hiawatha" (Pgs. 324-329)?

a)

how to gather food for the tribe

b)

how to craft a bow and hunt

c)

to respect nature

d)

fables and fairy tales

20.

What does the meter of "The Song of Hiawatha" (Pgs. 324-329) do for the poem in its final act?

a)

It helps to give character to Nokomis and the animals.

b)

It shows a transition of time.

c)

It creates suspense during Hiawatha's hunt.

d)

It paints a grander picture.