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Courage by Anne Sexton

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is in the small thing we see it . the pronoun "it" refers to

a)

The child's first step

b)

First time you rode a bike

c)

Courage

d)

None of the above

2.

When they called you a crybaby or poor or fatty or crazy . The line indicates

a)

Negative aspects of courage

b)

Having the enough courage to challenge and defy bullies.

c)

Both are correct

d)

None of the above is correct

3.

True / False A personification is figure of speech in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics .

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The child's first step, as awesome as an earth quick. The line provides an examples of

a)

Simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

5.

When death opens the black door, you will put on your carpet slippers and stride out. What does Sexton mean ?

a)

Sexton tells that the reader will not be weak and crawl or be dragged out.

b)

Sexton tells the reader that this will be his or her last act of courage

c)

Sexton tells that Instead of cowering in the corner, the reader will put on his or her slippers and “stride out.”

d)

All of the above

6.

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?

a)

personification

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

alliteration

7.

If you have endured a great despair, then you did it alone. What is the life stage in this line according to sexton?

a)

Childhood

b)

adulthood

c)

middle age

d)

old age

8.

You will put on your carpet slipper, and stride out . The underlined word stride out goes with

a)

Walk out with long steps

b)

Wander

c)

wonder

d)

move slowly in aimless way

9.

How many stages of life are included in this poem?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

1

10.

True / False wallowing up the sidewalk. If someone is “wallowing” up the sidewalk, they are riding along feeling the glory of their accomplishment.

a)

True

b)

False