WorksheetsSurface Pressure
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The song includes rhetorical questions including, "Who am I if I can't carry it all?" What is the purpose of the use of rhetorical questions?
To show the reader that there is no clear answer.
To get the other chacters to provide an answer to the question.
To get an accurate measurement.
Idioms are expressions that are not meant to be taken literally, but help express an idea. What does the idiom, "The straw in the stack/That breaks the camel's back" mean in the song?
Little things add up and eventually become unbearable.
Camels cannot carry a lot of straw despite their size.
Luisa was having trouble keeping up witht the quantity of straw.
Why does Luisa use the simile, "I'm as tough as the crust of the earth is.?
It has no deeper meaning and is only there to continue the rhyme scheme.
To distract the reader with unreasonable compairisons.
to show that she feels strong and able to support anything.
Identify the figure of speech in the following and the meaning: "Line up the dominoes / A light wind blows / You try to stop it tumbling / But on and on it goes"
Metaphor explaining that if Luisa allows herself one weakness, as it will lead to her eventual collapse.
Metaphor explaining that Luisa sees her life as a game.
Simile explaining that if Luisa allows herself one weakness, as it will lead to her eventual collapse.
Simile explaining that Luisa sees her life as a game.
What is the purpose of allusion?
to draw compairisons to well know historical or popular events or figures.
to show that are characters are exactly the same as the individual referenced.
to engage the reader with the use of slight of hand.
Why does the author use repetition of the onomatopia?
To create the audio imagery of steady, repetitive forces that slowly wear away at a person.
To help introduce the conflict between Luisa and her family.
To emphasize how noisy it is in the town.
Which is an example of an allusion?
Who am I if I can't carry it all?
Pressure like a drip, drip, drip that'll never stop,
Was Hercules ever like "Yo, I don't wanna fight Cerberus"?
The ship doesn't swerve as it heard how big the iceberg is
What is the MAIN conflict in the song?
Chacacter vs. Character
Character vs. Self
Character vs. Nature
Character vs. Society
What is the theme of the song?
If you put too much pressure on a person, they will eventually fall apart.
Don't judge a book by its cover.
If you keep trying, you will achieve your goal.
Family is the most important thing and you should do all you can for them.
Which quote supports the theme?
Give it to your sister and never wonderIf the same pressure would've pulled you underWho am I if I don't have what it takes?
I'm the strong one, I'm not nervousI'm as tough as the crust of the earth is
I don't ask how hard the work isGot a rough indestructible surface
I take what I'm handed, I break what's demanding
