Worksheets"Those Winter Sundays" by Robert Hayden
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 50mins
The poem showcases _______________ acts that the father performs for his son.
selfish
selfless
pitiful
regretful
"lonely offices"- in this, 'offices' refers to-
parental duties
place of work
regretful behaviour of the son
regretful behaviour of the father
"blueblack cold" is trying to convey that-
his skin was blue in colour.
it was extremely cold.
his father used to beat him up.
the sky is blueblack in colour.
Of the following words, which is the best choice for the poem's tone?
carefree
optimistic
self righteous
regretful
Choose the correct statement. (Only one of these is directly supported by the poem.)
The weather was quite warm outside the house.
There were many children in the family.
The poet acknowledged the sacrifices of his father when he, himself , grew up.
The poem was given as a birthday gift to the poet's father.
What does the line ‘chronic angers of the house’ suggest?
The house was on fire.
No one ever got angry with anyone else.
Occasionally, the family members got angry at each other, but they worked it out.
The people in the house fought constantly.
Which of the following phrases is an example of personification?
love’s austere and lonely offices
with cracked hands that ached
blueblack cold
what did I know
Which of the following phrases uses figurative language to allow the reader to imagine a sound?
"slowly I would rise and dress"
"chronic angers"
"I'd wake and hear the cold splintering, breaking"
"polished my good shoes"
A poem with 14 lines is a
quatrain
sonnet
elegy
iambic pentameter
What device is this? 'What did I know, what did I know..?
question
Rhetorical question
repetition
rhyme
What is the poem's main message?
Parents love their children very much.
Parents' love is deep and sacrificial but children are often unable to appreciate parental love when they are young and immature.
Children are ingrates.
Children will never understand the depth of their parents' love.
