WorksheetsWe Wear the Mask review
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 14mins
How many stanzas?
15
14
7
3
How many lines?
15
14
3
7
What is the extended metaphor?
Smiling
The world
Clay
The mask
The poem is an extended metaphor. What two things is it comparing?
It is comparing a Covid mask to a superhero mask
It is comparing the mask to hiding our true feelings
It is comparing the mask to the world
It is comparing the world to our true feelings
If "myriad" means "countless", what is the figurative language in "And mouth with myriad subtleties"?
Hyperbole
Idiom
Personification
Simile
What is the figurative language in this line? "Why should the world be over-wise"
Simile
Personification
Rhyme scheme
Assonance
What could be the tone of this poem?
Content with life and happy
Joyful and pleased
Stubborn and pained
Cheerful and comforting
If the mood is "Tired but encouraged to be stubborn", what line supports this?
"We smile, but oh great Christ, our cries/ To thee from tortured souls arise."
"We wear the mask that grins and lies,/ It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,"
"This debt we pay to human guile;/ With torn and bleeding hearts we smile"
"But let the world dream otherwise,/ We wear the mask!"
What stanza could this GIST be about?
"Our face is like a mask. We lie and smile even though we are sad to trick others."
Stanza 1
Stanza 2
Stanza 3
Stanza 15
What stanza could this GIST be about? "We wish for help, walking this difficult road, but we'll never admit it."
Stanza 1
Stanza 2
Stanza 3
Stanza 15
What stanza could this GIST be about? "Why should we let the world see our sorrow? Keep tricking everyone."
Stanza 1
Stanza 2
Stanza 3
Stanza 15
What could the theme be?
Masks have been around for a long time
We cannot show the world we are sad, we have to wear a mask
We cannot show the world we are happy, we have to wear a mask
Pretenders and laughter
What is the figurative language in this line? "But let the world dream otherwise"
Idiom
Alliteration
Metaphor
Personification
What is one reason you would NOT wear a mask
To keep out germs
To disguise yourself
To hide how you really feel
To show how you really feel
