WorksheetsPoetry Anthology - Afternoons
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What does the narrator of Afternoons suggest about marriage? Choose all that apply.
It takes away a woman's independence
It takes away a woman's identity
It limits a woman's life
Life becomes monotonous and repetitive
The poet that wrote 'Afternoons' had a _____ view of relationships, marriage and children.
positive
idealistic
negative
cynical
Complete the quote from 'Afternoons': 'young mothers assemble... Setting _______ their children'
free
loose
fire to
In 'Afternoons, what are the two meanings of 'lying' in the line ‘the album lettered Our Wedding, lying near the television'?
What is the structure of the poem?
three equal stanza's showing the repetitive nature of the women's lives.
3 stanza's representing the three stages of life (youth, adulthood, old age).
3 different length stanzas representing the ever changing lives of these women,
Complete the quote from 'Afternoons': 'estateful of _______'
children
chores
washing
husbands
Complete the quote from 'Afternoons': '_______ is fading'
Summer
Spring
Autumn
Winter
