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WorksheetsAnimal - poem
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who is the poet of the poem "Animals"?
Walt Whitman
Carolyn Wells
Robert Frost
What is the meaning of "placid"?
peaceful
greedy
jealousy
Name the literary device used in the line "I think I could turn and live with animals"
Assonance
Simile
Metaphor
What is the meaning of "whine"?
a drink
to cry
to shout
Name the poetic device used in
They do not sweat and whine about their condition,
They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins,
They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God,
Anaphora
repetition
metaphor
Name the literary device used in "They bring me tokens of myself"
Metaphor
Personification
alliteration
What qualities have the humans given up?
innocence
kindness
truthfulness
all of the above
How do animals appear to the poet?
calm
self contented
confident
all the above
According to the poet animals don't....
sweat
complain about their condition
weep for their sins
hunt
According to the poet, what mania do human beings suffer from?
Possessing materialistic things
good qualities
contentment
