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WorksheetsMother to Son
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 6mins
Who is the author of the poem---Mother to Son?
William Shakespeare
Langston Hughs
James Mercer Langston Hughes
Henry Wordsworth Longfellow
Who is the speaker or persona of the poem?
Longfellow
Mother
Son
No answer
The poem made use of what figure of speech?
Metaphor
Simile
Synecdoche
Paradox
Life is compared with _________.
Crystal Stair
Ladder
scaffold
Wooden Stair
Describe the tone of the speaker.
Discouraging
Advising
Reminiscing
Uplifting
The following are related to the poem---Mother to Son EXCEPT:
Hardships
Responses to Hardships
Mother's Advice
Complains against hardships
Based from the poem, what dominating mood can be felt?
Discouraged
Encouraged
Loved
Mesmerized
This word means---a small,thin, sharp fragment of either wood or metal.
Splinter
Board
Bare
Carpet
What kind of stairway is the mother's life different from?
Ladder
Stairway
Crystal Stair
Wooden Stair
Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.
It’s had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor—
Bare.
The lines indicate that the stair is _______.
Firsthand
long forgotten
timeworn
aged
What type of poetry is Mother to Son?
Lyric poetry
Dramatic poetry
Narrative poetry
Cannot be identified
And reachin’ landin’s,
And turnin’ corners,
And sometimes goin’ in the dark
The lines contain the following sound devices EXCEPT:
End rhyme
Exact rhyme
Anaphora
Internal rhyme
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor—
Bare.
What punctuation is used to continue a train of thought
Comma
Dash
Hyphen
Period
Which of the following lines express advice?
Well, son, I’ll tell you:
Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.
I’se been a-climbin’ on,
And reachin’ landin’s,
And turnin’ corners,
And sometimes goin’ in the dark
Where there ain’t been no light.
But all the time
I’se been a-climbin’ on,
And reachin’ landin’s,
And turnin’ corners,
And sometimes goin’ in the dark
Where there ain’t been no light.
So boy, don’t you turn back.
Don’t you set down on the steps
’Cause you finds it’s kinder hard.
Don’t you fall now—
For I’se still goin’, honey,
I’se still climbin’,
What is the theme of the poem--- Mother to Son?
Life is filled with joy and sorrow.
Life is filled with heartaches and hope.
Life is full of challenges.
Don't give up.
