WorksheetsBecause I Could Not Stop For Death
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Who "kindly stopped" for the speaker of the poem?
Immortality
A child at the school
Death
The grim reaper
Whom does the word "we" in line 5 refer to?
The Speaker
Death and Immortality
The Speaker and Death
The Speaker, Death, and Immortality
The description in lines 5–8 of the poem suggests a view of death as...
tiring
tragic
peaceful
exciting
How can the speakers tone best be described?
calm and measured
angry and bitter
energetic and curious
frantic and frightened
Death is personified as....
a rough carriage driver
a polite gentleman
a tour guide
a weary grave digger
What image from the poem suggests a person becoming old and dying?
children at recess
swelling ground
The setting sun
fields of grain
What does the house represent in lines 17-20?
The speakers childhood home
The speakers grave
A haunted house
The afterline
Which stanza, besides the 1st, supports the conclusion that "Death is polite".
3rd Stanza
4th Stanza
2nd Stanza
5th Stanza
What element of style is displayed in line 13?
Inverted Syntax
Slant Rhymes
Slag
Irregular Punctuation
How long has the speaker been in the carriage with Death?
A year
Centuries
An hour
20 years
How can the speakers tone best be described?
angry and bitter
calm and measured
energetic and curious
frantic and frightened
What sentence best describes the overall theme of the poem?
Immortality is a heavy burden
It is often hard to accept death
Death is something to be feared and avoided.
Death may signify the end of life, but also immortality.
