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Worksheets"Woman with Flower"
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 32mins
Re-read the first three lines of the poem “Woman with Flower.” What is the meaning of the word “nurturing” as it is used in these lines?
A. Vain
B. Corrupting
C. Fostering
D. Gallantry
Re-read lines 5 – 6 of the poem “Woman with Flower.”
Based on the rest of the poem, which sentence best restates the meaning of these lines?
A. The leaf isolates itself from other leaves.
B. The leaf wants to create its own illusions
C. amplify the anxieties of a loved one.
D. restrict the development of a loved one.
The author of “Woman with Flower” implies that “Too eager tenderness” will most likely...
A. prompt a loved one to flee.
B. compel a loved one to be resentful.
C. amplify the anxieties of a loved one.
D. restrict the development of a loved one.
Which word best describes the tone of “Woman with Flower”?
A. indifferent
B. instructive
C. reverent
D. somber
The speaker of “Offspring” does not refer to herself in the last 10 lines of the poem. Why does the author most likely structure the poem this way?
A. to indicate the daughter’s growing separation from the speaker
B. to suggest that the speaker is becoming a more sociable person
C. to show that the speaker is describing someone else’s observations
D. to emphasize the daughter’s diminishing importance to the speaker
Which phrase best describes both the gardener in “Woman with Flower” and the speaker of “Offspring”?
A. devoted, but anxious
B. distressed, but cautious
C. attentive, but impractical
D. industrious, but indecisive
Which excerpt best expresses the theme of both “Woman with Flower” and “Offspring”?
A. “Let the soil rest from so much digging…”
B. “Much growth is stunted by too much careful prodding…”
C. “The things we love we have to learn to leave alone.”
D. “Extend myself to that far atmosphere/ Only my dreams allow.”
What is the mother able to do in the “Offspring” poem that the mother in the “Woman with Flower” poem is finding difficult?
A. Reaching her goals
B. Being a good mother
C. Letting go
D. Helping her flower/twig reach the sun
In both poems, what does the sun(light) symbolize?
A. Success & accomplishments
B. The good times
C. The warmth of a mother's love
D. All of the above
In “Offspring,” what is the major shift from the first stanza to the second stanza?
A. The mother lets go and her daughter becomes independent
B. The daughter is no longer a part of the mother
C. The twig breaks away from the tree and finds its own path
D. All of the above
Which one is an example of consonance?
love, learn, leave
love, learn, leave, alone
seek & sunlight
inclined, find, direction
What is alliteration?
A sound device: the repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in the words.
A sound device: the repetition of vowel sounds
A sound device: the repetition of initial consonant sounds
Which one is an example of alliteration?
love, learn, leave
love, learn, leave, alone
inclined, find, direction
chance, seek, sunlight, itself
Which one is an example of assonance?
inclined, find, direction
love, learn, leave, alone
soil, rest, so
chance, seek, sunlight, itself
What is consonance?
A sound device: the repetition of initial consonant sounds
A sound device: the repetition of vowel sounds
A sound device: the repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in the words
What is assonance?
A sound device: the repetition of vowel sounds
A sound device: the repetition of initial consonant sounds
A sound device: the repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in the words
