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WorksheetsSomebody's Mother
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name the poet of "Somebody’s Mother"
Mary Dow Brine
John Keats
Mary Shelley
Mark twain
___________ is the location, where the incident takes place in the poem .
On a busy road .
In front of a school
On the street
No location
The phrase amid the throng suggests_______________
in between the crowd
surrounded by the crowd
among the crowd
In the crowd
The woman was herself aged yet the poet says, “the woman’s feet were aged.” What is the difference?
By saying that the woman’s feet were aged, the poet calls our attention to her inability to speak
By saying that the woman’s feet were aged, the poet calls our attention to her inability to walk
By saying that the woman’s feet were aged, the poet calls our attention to her inability to sit
By Saying she cannot see and hear
How do you describe the old woman ?
The woman was very old and poor
The woman was fat and sentimental
The woman was dishonest and evil-minded.
The woman was old and rich
So meek, so timid, afraid to stir. This line can best be rewritten as—
She was weak and filled with fear, so she was afraid to move
She was humble and filled with fear and so she was afraid to move
She was patient because she was filled with fear and so she never moved
The woman did not move because _____________
she was very old
she was trying to get some attention
the road was slippery and she was afraid she would fall if she tried to cross
The boys are compared to _____________
herd of sheep
school of fish
flock of sheep
Did the boys lend the old woman a helping hand ?
Yes, they did
No, they did not
Identify the poetic device used in the line Came the boys like a flock of sheep
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
