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WorksheetsUnit 3 Poetry Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
According to the speaker, what makes the word "Mother" so special?
The speaker's mother was a very kind and loving person.
The speaker's wife was a motherly figure to him.
He believes that angels use the word to express the highest form of love.
The speaker thinks that the word "Mother" is a beautiful and poetic word.
Why does the speaker call the person he is addressing "more than mother"?
The speaker's mother died when he was young, so he never really knew her.
The person he is addressing is the mother of his wife, who he loved dearly.
The speaker is comparing the person to his own mother, who he loved.
The speaker is expressing gratitude to the person for taking care of him.
Why does the author capitalize the word "Death"?
To emphasize its importance and personify it as a powerful force.
It is the name of a character in the poem.
The speaker is associating death with the Grim Reaper.
To show his fear and resentment toward the concept of death.
What does the speaker mean by saying "Death installed you in setting my Virginia's spirit free"?
He feels that Death has kept him from Virginia & her mother permanently.
He believes the death of his wife freed him from loving his mother in law.
It expresses how death of his wife created a bond with his mother in law.
The speaker thinks his mother-in-law was responsible for Virginia's death.
What is a theme of the poem?
The fleeting and temporary nature of all human relationships.
The enduring power of love and devotion, even after death.
The inevitability of conflict between family members.
The importance of moving on from grief and forgetting the past.
Which lines support the theme?
13-14
9-10
6-7
3-4
Which word best describe the tone of the poem?
resentful
humorous
affectionate
detached
Which of these is an example of Alliteration?
She sells seashells by the seashore.
The bells clanged and jingled.
The sun smiled on the angry clouds.
The water was as smooth as glass.
Which of these is an example of Hyperbole?
Laughter is music of the soul.
Seven snakes slithered siltently.
The bells clanged and jingled.
The books were stacked to the sky.
Which of these is a Metaphor?
Laughter is the music of the soul.
I have told you a million times.
The bells clanged and jingled.
The T.V. talked all night.
What is an example of Onomatopoeia?
The water ran as smooth as glass.
Whoosh... the wind blew in and slammed the door.
I have told you a million times.
The sun smiled on the angry clouds.
What is an example of Personification?
The bells clanged and jingled.
Seven snakes slithered silently.
The sun smiled on the angry clouds.
The water was as smooth as glass.
What is a Stanza?
The order of the words for meaning and affect.
Repeating a word, line, sound, or phrase.
Division of lines into groups, like a paragraph.
When something represents or stands for something else.
What is the mood of a poem?
Words formed by imitating the sounds they make.
The reader's feelings towards the poem.
The rhythm or beat of the poem.
The order of words to create meaning.
What is the tone of a poem?
What something stands for something else.
Words that have the same end sound.
Words formed by imitating sounds.
The Author's feelings towards the poem.
