WorksheetsThanatopsis
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the theme of "Thanatopsis?"
Death is a sad and lonely fate.
People should embrace nature and the inevitability of death.
People should fear the consequences they will face after death.
Industrial advancement is the key to escaping death.
Which of the following quotes best conveys the idea of embracing death?
"With patriarchs of the infant world—with kings,/The powerful"
"Approach thy grave,/Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch/About him"
"All that tread/The globe are but a handful to the tribes"
"All the infinite host of heaven,/Are shining on the sad abodes of death"
What type of figurative language is used to describe the soothing qualities of nature in lines 1-16?
Hyperbole
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
The tone of the poem is dreadful and ominous.
True
False
The "innumerable caravan" is a metaphor for...
Death
Rebirth
Nature
Trains
According to the author, nature is a source of comfort, wisdom, and healing.
True
False
What is the purpose of comparing the "last bitter hour" to a "blight?"
To emphasize the crippling effects of a fear of death.
To emphasize the results of disease on a person's mind.
To emphasize the benefits of being controlled by fear.
To support being afraid of death.
Which of the following best describes the tone of the poem?
Tense, agitated, stressed
Matter-of-fact, stately, respectful
Mournful, melancholy, bleak
Calm, reflective, comforting
What two ideas are compared using the similes of "the quarry-slave" and "one who wraps the drapery of his couch about him," respectively?
Work and rest
Industrialization and the natural world
Human greed and fear of death
Fear of death and acceptance of death
What is the literal meaning of "to mix for ever with the elements?"
Dirt becoming mud.
Death becoming one with life.
People mixing dirt and rocks together.
The human body decomposing into the dirt.
