Worksheets"The Passage Of Life" - Passage 1
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 24mins
1. Part A – What conclusion can you make about why the poet didn’t call the poem, “Butterflies”?
She wanted to confuse the reader.
She wanted to write the poem first, and then figure out its meaning.
She wanted the reader to discover what the poem was about.
She wanted to have a longer title for the poem.
Part B – What does the answer to Part A tell us about the poet?
She likes to fool people.
She needs to learn more about poetry.
She likes to challenge people.
She needs to learn how to shorten her titles.
Which BEST describes the structure of this poem?
Rhymed verse using quatrains
Free verse using quatrains
Blank verse using couplets
Rhymed verse using couplets
In stanza 1, the “worm” should really be called -
an egg
a butterfly
a caterpillar
a shell
What is happening in stanza 2?
The butterflies are rising into the air.
A cocoon is being formed.
The worm is coming out of the egg.
The butterfly is coming out of the cocoon.
In a predestined time/A worm can be found. What does “predestined” mean?
the moment of highest intensity
determined in advance by divine will or fate
the end result of many years of service
controlled after the fact by progress involved
Which line from stanza 2 has alliteration?
Quiet as a church mouse I grow,
But stop to take a little break.
I collaborate with colors,
And let nature take shape.
Part A - “Life is a process,” What is a “process”?
a new beginning for something in nature
a new idea
a step-by-step method where something is changing
a final choice
Part B - Life is a process, There’s always something new. Use the answer to Part A to help you discover the two themes
Life is odd but can sometimes be fun.
Life is always changing, and the joy of freedom.
Life never stays the same and is confusing.
Life is hard work unless you are lucky.
What conclusion can you make about the way the poet views life?
as boring
as exciting
as difficult
as sad
How do you suppose the butterflies feel at the end of the poem?
Sad to leave their cocoons
angry to share the sky
free to explore the world
scared to meet each other
Place in order of events in the poem.
First (a)
Next (b)
Finally (c)
