WorksheetsAin't I a Woman
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 30mins
Which of the following best describes Truth’s tone in “Ain’t I A Woman?”
Defensive
Demanding
Encouraging
Serene
Throughout this speech, Sojourner Truth repeats the phrase “Ain’t I a woman?” Why do you think she chooses to repeat this?
To emphasize who is her audience/who she is speaking to
Because it's a catchy speech giving device
She uses it as punctuation to her thoughts
To remind the reader why she is writing this speech
What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
"If my cup won't hold but a pint, and yours holds a quart, wouldn't you be mean not to let me have my little half measure full?"
Simile
Allusion
Metaphor
Idom
What is the meaning of the word lash in line 18?
a bit
to strike
weight
an eyelash
Which statement best summarizes Truth's attitudes about work?
Women can work as hard as men.
Men should allow women equal rights.
Women should work harder.
Women are strong as men
What is the most common literary device used in her speech?
foreshadowing
simile
metaphor
alliteration
To whom is she comparing herself in this sentence? "Nobody ever helps me into carriages or over mud puddles, or gives me any best place".
White men
Black men
Black women
White women
What is the meaning of the word grief in line 22?
Endure/ suffering
A loud noise
Four-Wheeled passenger Vehicle
Calming
How does the poet develop the theme of this poem?
by comparing how white women are treated to black women
by explaining that black women aren't treated as equals
by telling what black women can do
by describing all of what a black women endures
From the speaker's experience, the reader can learn that —
Women should be given the same rights to vote
men should be nicer to women
there should be equality—both between women and men, and between black and white
women can also work on a farm
