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WorksheetsHaving a Coke With You
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 28mins
Which statement below offers the best thesis about the theme of this poem?
This is a poem about love and art.
The art world provides a backdrop to Frank O’Hara’s “Having a Coke with You,” a modern poem about love and joy.
This is a pensive, reflective poem about growing up and moving on from New York.
Set in New York, the most dynamic American city, Frank O’Hara’s “Having a Coke with You” contemplates the classic issues of justice and public duty.
What is the effect of the author’s use of repetition in lines 3-6?
It gives the poem a light-hearted, familiar feeling, as though one person is speaking excitedly to another
It gives the poem a sense of urgency, as though there is no room for hesitation
It conveys the importance of the main idea, and highlights the call to action
It reveals the author’s limited knowledge of sentence structure and vocabulary
What is the tone of this poem?
anguished
carefree
morbid
resentful
Why does the author compare his lover to statuary?
(statuary means a collection of statues)
Statues remind him of his lover, because his lover is cold and impassive like a statue.
The warmth and energy he feels when he is with his lover makes it difficult for him to relate to the solemnity and coolness of statues.
Statues are unpleasant, like his lover
His lover works for the state.
Which line below is not an example of imagery in this poem?
“in your orange shirt you look like a better happier St. Sebastian”
“my love for you,”
“the warm New York 4 o’clock light”
“the portrait show seems to have no faces in it at all, just paint”
What statement describes the structure of this poem?
The author says that instead of wasting their time on simple, forgettable things, like “Having a Coke with You,” they should spend their time traveling to exotic places and looking at famous works of art.
The author says he would rather share simple moments with his lover, like “Having a Coke with You,” than travel to exotic places or look at famous works of art, unless they’re together.
In the first verses of the poem, “Having a Coke with You,” the author is in love and happy, but as it continues, his feelings give way to despair, as he discovers his lover has been cheating. Eventually, he takes comfort in art.
The author describes leaving New York and his lover for a new life in a new city, where he immerses himself in looking at art to forget his sorrows. When he thinks of New York and his lover, it is nostalgic, like he is looking back on simpler times.
What is a group of lines in a poem, acting like a paragraph, often arranged around a central idea, image, or section in time?
Alliteration
Meter
Rhyme
Stanza
Which answer supports the statement that Frank O’ Hara, the author of this poem, spent a lot of time in the art world?
O'Hara makes allusions to resort towns: “more fun than going to San Sebastian, Irún, Hendaye, Biarritz, Bayonne”
O'Hara makes allusions to colors and saints: “in your orange shirt you look like a better happier St. Sebastian”
O'Hara makes allusions to paintings and art movements: “I would rather look at you than all the portraits in the world except possibly for the Polish Rider… and anyway it’s in the Frick”
O'Hara gives careful descriptions of New York: “in the warm New York 4 o’clock light we are drifting back and forth”
Which statement is true about the use of rhymes in this poem?
The rhyming end words in this poem draw attention to the contrasting emotions the poem presents.
The rhymes in this poem emphasize its impassioned, concerned tone.
The poem describes the joy of spending time with the person he loves.
This poem is written in free verse, which makes the lines seem chatty and conversational.
What word below shares the connotation as warm in this line?
“in the warm New York 4 o’clock light we are drifting back and forth”
cool
scorching
bright
comfortable
