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WorksheetsPoetry and Drama Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is the setting of the poem?
In a park
In heaven
In someone's dreams
In someone's life
Which line of the poem indicates that the speaker never gave up in life?
"Where there ain't been no light."
"It's had tacks in it,
and splinters..."
"For I'se still goin', honey,
I'se still climbin'..."
"And reachin' landin's,
and turnin' corners..."
Which figurative language is used in this line? "Life for me ain't been no crystal staircase?"
Metaphor
Simile
Cliche
Hyperbole
How does the speaker's tone change in the poem?
From hardship to success
From success to hardship
From sadness to despair
From joy to elation
What does the use of the word "landin's" mean in the poem? (Use context clues).
succeed in obtaining or achieving (something desirable), especially in the face of strong competition
an instance of coming or bringing something to land, either from the air or from water
reach the ground after falling or jumping
arrive suddenly
What is the theme of the poem?
Working just to get by
Giving up hope
Climbing a staircase
Not giving up when things are difficult
Why does the poet use apostrophes?
To show how the narrator speaks or using dialect
To add emphasis
To show sadness
To show possession
What lines indicate a shift or change in the tone?
"It's had tacks in it,
And splinters,"
"And places with no carpet on the floor--
Bare."
"But all the time
I'se been a-climbin' on,"
"I'se still climbin',"
What is the meaning of the poem, "Mother to Son?"
An uplifting, hopeful poem about never giving up
A sad and depressing poem about life
A discouraging poem about failure
A encouraging about the love of a mother to a son
What type of poetry is "Mother to Son?"
Rhyming
Limerick
Free verse
Haiku
Read the following line from a drama.
Alice: (puzzled) I don't quite understand you.
Why is the word "puzzled" in parentheses and italics?
It is a stage direction
It is dialogue
the actor says that word in a whisper
the director yells the word to the audience
Which idiom would best describe a scenario where it is too late to do something?
Hit the sack
Missed the boat
So far so good
Under the weather
The narrator in a drama is...
the person who writes the stage directions
the main character
the director
the person who tells the story
Read the following lines from the play:
The Hare and the Hatter are having a tea party.
HARE and HATTER: (crying out together at Alice) No room! No room!
The Hare and Hatter say this because...
they are sad and want company at their party
they are angry at Alice
they want Alice to wake up from her dream
they don't want a stranger at their party
Based on the following line, what seems to be true about Alice?
ALICE: (sighing wearily) I think you might do something better with the time than wasting it in asking riddles that have no answers.
She is a know-it-all
She wants to use time wisely
She sighs all the time
She hates riddles
A person who performs a role in a play is called a/an...
stage direction
performance
actor
playwright
The conversation called between two or more characters on stage is known as...
monologue
dialogue
script
cast of characters
The _____ is the action or main events that happen in a drama.
theme
plot
acts
cast
Small sections of a play are ______. Each one usually takes place in a specific time and place.
scenes
acts
plot
theme
What occurs when a conflict resolves in a play?
an inciting incident
climax
falling action
denouement
