Worksheets"Identity"
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
1. PART A: What figurative language is used in lines 5-6 of "Identity"? (L.7.5)
Personification
Hyperbole
Simile
Idiom
2. PART B: What effect does the figurative language in Part A have on the meaning of the stanza? (RL.7.4)
It shows the speaker’s thought that birds are beautiful creatures.
It shows the speaker’s belief that weeds and eagles are basically the same.
It shows the speaker’s desire to be free to do as she/he/they pleases.
It shows the speaker’s longing to be like everyone else.
Reread the fourth stanza:
I'd rather be unseen, and if
Then shunned by everyone,
Than to be a pleasant-smelling flower,
Growing in clusters in the fertile valley,
Where they're praised, handled, and plucked
By greedy, human hand
Part A: What is the meaning of the word shunned as it is used in the fourth stanza? (L7.4)
enjoyed
avoided
supported
angered
. . Part B: Which quotation best help the reader determine the meaning of shunned? (L7.4)
“By greedy, human hand”
“Than to be a pleasant-smelling flower”
“Growing in clusters”
“I'd rather be unseen”
What idea does the author convey with the lines “Let them be as flowers,/Always watered, fed, guarded,
admired,/ But harnessed to a pot of dirt “? (RL.7.4)
Most people enjoy gardening and growing flowers.
It is better to be held to other people’s standards than to be free to live as one wants.
Being popular can trap people into a particular way of life.
People succeed where they are most comfortable. .
How are a weed and the eagle similar in the poem? (RL. 7.3)
Neither of them are bound to one particular area.
Both live only in places high above the sea.
Neither of them are sure of their importance in the world.
Both of them lack confidence in their abilities.
PART A: Which of the following identifies the theme of the poem?
People often fear those who choose not to conform to the majority.
It is much easier to be true to yourself than to conform to what others expect.
Being different can be isolating, but it leads to true independence and happiness.
People who must overcome difficult circumstances are often stronger.
PART B: Which detail from the poem best supports the answer to Part A?
“always watered, fed, guarded, admired” (Line 2)
“beyond the mountains of time or into the abyss of the bizarre.” (Line 12)
“where they're praised, handled, and plucked” (Line 17)
. “If I could stand alone, strong and free” (Line 21)
PART A: How does the poet’s description of the weed in stanzas 2 and 3 contribute to the meaning of the
poem? (RL 7.4)
It emphasizes the wild nature of the weed, which shows the thrill of uncontrolled freedom.
It portrays the weed as dangerous to the other flowers, which explains why the weed is isolated
It portrays the weed as angry that it is unwanted, and this emphasizes the pain of isolation.
It presents the weed as quietly beautiful, and this challenges traditional ideas of beauty.
PART B: Which section from the poem best supports the answer to Part A? (RL 7.1)
“but harnessed to a pot of dirt.” (Line 3)
“to live, to feel exposed to the madness” (Line 8)
“I'd rather be unseen” (Line 13)
“growing in clusters in the fertile valley” (Line 16)
