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WorksheetsIthaka poem
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
The narrator tells the traveler that what is important is not Ithaka, the island home that was the goal of Odysseus's years of wandering, it was...
the journey itself
the defeat of the Cyclops and the Laistrygonians
his determination to see his wife
The joy of defeating Poseidon
In stanza one, to whom could the poet be addressing?
Odysseus
Poseidon
any reader of the poem
Polyphemus
What are the obstacles Odysseus encountered?
Laistrygonians
Cyclops
Polyphemus
Poseidon
The poet uses the journey to Ithaka as a metaphor for the human journey through life.
True
False
What is the tone of the poem?
encouraging and thoughtful
sarcastic and cynical
proud and self-assured
emotional and melodramatic
The poem, "Ithaka," was inspired by the Homeric return Journey of Odysseus to his home island.
True
False
Think about the text “Ithaka” by C. P. Cavafy to answer questions 6–7.
In the second stanza (lines 14–24), the speaker draws a contrast between which of the following?
Hope your road is a long one.
May there be many summer mornings when,
with what pleasure, what joy,
you enter harbors you’re seeing for the first time;
may you stop at Phoenician trading stations
to buy fine things,
mother of pearl and coral, amber and ebony,
sensual perfume of every kind—
as many sensual perfumes as you can;
and may you visit many Egyptian cities
to learn and go on learning from their scholars.
vast wealth and severe poverty
extreme joy and touching sadness
busy harbors and trading stations
material things and stores of knowledge
The allusions in Cavafy’s poem to various episodes in Homer’s epic The Odyssey suggest that for Cavafy, Ithaka symbolizes which two of the following?
poverty
home
excitement
wisdom
maturity
The poet suggests that _________ may be disappointing.
defeatingf his rivals
the end goal
the struggle along the way
his life
In Cavafy's poem "Ithaka," what is the extended metaphor?
Friendship is a ship that will carry you till the end
Ithaka/the destination is the wisdom that one gains along the journey of life
Life is a rough sea, full of trouble
Ithaka/the destination is the sum of one's material items
What is most likely the theme of the poem?
Home and the people there are all that matters.
One should be wary of appearances because they can be deceiving.
One should stay focused on his/her/their goals to stay on the straight path.
One should value the xperiences had while working toward life's goals.
Which comparison uses the words like or as?
Metaphor
Simile
_____ irony is when when events in a story directly challenge readers’ or characters’ expectations
Dramatic
Verbal
Situational
Ironic
Which of the following is a metaphor?
Joanne is as sweet as sugar
Henry is a computer engineer
Todd likes to cook on the grill as much as possible
Elizabeth is a wise owl
Latin root: -sim, -sem:
Full of/Saturated
Behind/Around
Seem/Like
Feel/Understand
Which pronouns use first-person point of view?
I, we, me, mine, ours
you, yours
hers, his, its
they, them, theirs
Which pronouns use second-person point of view?
I, we, me, mine, ours
you, yours
hers, his, its
they, them, theirs
Which of the following is written in passive voice?
Martha baked some cookies.
Cookies were baked by Martha.
Smiling, Martha selected the ingredients.
Martha selected the ingredients while smiling.
Change the inverted word order to regular word order: "Good is the book I read."
Reading a book is a good thing.
Books are good.
I like to read good books.
The book I read is good.
