WorksheetsCourage by Anne Sexton
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
It is in the small thing we see it . the pronoun "it" refers to
The child's first step
First time you rode a bike
Courage
None of the above
When they called you a crybaby or poor or fatty or crazy . The line indicates
Negative aspects of courage
Having the enough courage to challenge and defy bullies.
Both are correct
None of the above is correct
True / False A personification is figure of speech in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics .
True
False
The child's first step, as awesome as an earth quick. The line provides an examples of
Simile
metaphor
personification
alliteration
When death opens the black door, you will put on your carpet slippers and stride out. What does Sexton mean ?
Sexton tells that the reader will not be weak and crawl or be dragged out.
Sexton tells the reader that this will be his or her last act of courage
Sexton tells that Instead of cowering in the corner, the reader will put on his or her slippers and “stride out.”
All of the above
When death opens the black door, you will put on your carpet slippers and stride out. What is the figure of speech in this line?
personification
metaphor
simile
alliteration
If you have endured a great despair, then you did it alone. What is the life stage in this line according to sexton?
Childhood
adulthood
middle age
old age
You will put on your carpet slipper, and stride out . The underlined word stride out goes with
Walk out with long steps
Wander
wonder
move slowly in aimless way
How many stages of life are included in this poem?
2
3
4
1
True / False wallowing up the sidewalk. If someone is “wallowing” up the sidewalk, they are riding along feeling the glory of their accomplishment.
True
False
