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WorksheetsWhen I was one-and-twenty
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 11mins
How many themes does the poem have?
1
2
3
4
“ When I was one-and-twenty
I heard a wise man say,”
What sound of devices appears here?
Alliteration
Assonance
Onomatopoeia
Repetition
“Give crowns and pounds and guineas
But not your heart away;
What devices did the author use?
Repetition
Simile
Alliteration
Assonance
“Give crowns and pounds and guineas
But not your heart away”
- What devices did the author use to emphasize the wise man’s words?
Polysyndeton
Assonance
Alliteration
Metaphor
1. “Give crowns and pounds and guineas
But not your heart away;
Give pearls away and rubies
But keep your fancy free.”
- Why did the author use “pearls and rubies” in line 5 ?
Because they’re material.
Because they’re more valuable.
Because they’re temptations.
Because they’re his favorite things.
Did the speaker listen to the wise man’s 2nd advice?
Yes
No
What advice was given by the wise man to the young man?
Give away material riches and his heart.
Love is for the rich, not the poor
Material riches are important than the heart.
Give away materials possession, not his heart, and soul.
What was the expression of the speaker when he realized the wise man’s words were right?
Amazement
Frighten
Regret
Depress
What are the figure of speech in the following two lines?
"Give pearls away and rubies
But keep your fancy free.”
Personification
Metaphor
Synecdoche
Metonymy
The theme of this poem can be found in which lines?
“Give pearls away and rubies/But not your heart away.”
“But I was one-and-twenty,/No use to talk to me.”
“The heart out of the boson/Tis paid with sighs a plenty”
“When I was one-and-twenty/I heard a wise man say .”
Why the young man didn’t listen to the advice of the wise man?
He thought it was not necessary
He didn’t have time to think about
He was too immature to actually give that kind of attention
Which word is a synonym of “fancy-free”?
Hobby
Love
Passion
Happiness
These vowel sounds feel light and playful, suggesting the state of being carefree. Is it true or false?
True
False
“The heart out of the bosom
Was never given in vain;
* What is the figure of speech?
Hyperbole (Overstatement)
Synecdoche
Metonymy
Metaphor
Tis paid with sighs a plenty
And sold for endless rue
And I am two-and-twenty,”
* What’s the sound device?
Alliteration
Rhyme
Simile
Metaphor
What is the rhyme scheme in these verses?
ABCBCDAD
ABCBDCAD
ABCBCDAA
ABCBDCAB
The narrator's tone can best be described as
Miserable
Tragic
Reminiscent
passionate
What is the price of giving away the heart too freely of the young man?
Pain
Sorrow
Keep sighing
All are correct
The wisdom of the “wise man” can best be summarized as
Being poor materially is better than being unhappy in love
One can learn from experience and mistakes
With age will come wisdom and understanding
Be careful in your love life
The word 'bosom' stands for:
Protection
Chest
Emotion
Shoulder
In line 12, the term vain means
unsuccessful
heroic
without direction
without purpose
Lines 1 and 7 can best be described as
A refrain
A repetition
A parallel structure
A rhetorical question
The poem best reflects which underlying universal theme?
One must be careful of love
One should not be so concerned with material possessions
With age comes wisdom that youth often ignores
Without wisdom, one cannot have wealth
How much advice did the wise man give the young man?
1
2
3
4
1) “And sold for endless rue.
And I am two-and-twenty,
And oh, ‘tis true, ‘tis true.”
* What’s sound device does the “and” of the last three lines of the poem use
Repetition
Alliteration
Rhyme Scheme
Rhyme
What type of poetry is it ?
Sonnet
Free Verse
Narrative Poem
Oda
The last two lines of the poem serve all of the following purposes except
Reinforce the theme
Defy the wisdom of age
Reintroduce the narrator
Project the narrator’s tone
In the first stanza, what would you say the young man's attitude is towards the wise man?
Respect
Apathetic
Appreciative
Awesome
"...And sold for endless rue..." the word "rue" refers to?
Sadness
Wisdom
Money
Regret
What is the figure of speech of this verse?
Oxymoron
Litotes
Hyperbole
Understatement
