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WorksheetsPoem Try
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Line 11: Dreams and ambitions,
Line 12: mutually chase.
Choose a synonym for the word ambition.
disinterest
laziness
aspiration
disgust
What does the speaker glance back at in the poem Try?
Lines 1 and 2: Glance back quickly, then I look straight ahead.
They glance back because they heard a noise.
They glance back to see where to go.
They glance back to see someone.
They glance back at their past.
Why is a "brand new start" (a clean slate) so important to the speaker?
It is the beginning of the speaker moving towards success.
It is because the speaker can taste something sweet.
It is because the speaker cleaned.
It is because the speaker is a new student.
Identify 2 forms of figurative language from line 7 and line 8 of the poem Try.
I can taste the sweetness,
of a brand new start.
alliteration
personification
hyperbole
idiom
Identify the figurative language in stanza 3.
My hand with a pen,
dance as they race.
Dreams and ambitions,
mutually chase.
hyperbole
personification
alliteration
simile
What is the meaning of the "ultimate list" in line 14 of the poem Try?
The poet's list of things that they dislike.
The poet's list of chores that they must complete.
The poet's list of final goals that they want to achieve.
The poet's grocery list for the week.
The message of the poem Try is ___________.
To never give up on your goals and always try to do your best.
To always quit on your goals if something goes wrong.
To set goals that are unreachable and hard to achieve.
To create a list of things that you dislike about yourself.
What is the figurative language used by the poet in line 3 and line 4 of the poem Try?
My cravings for success,
are waiting to be fed.
simile
metaphor
alliteration
personification
The tone throughout the poem Try can be described as _________.
unhelpful
doubtful
uncertain
positive
After reading the poem Try, the reader's mood would most likely be _________.
dissuaded and crushed
disheartened and dulled
motivated and inspired
discouraged and slowed
