Worksheets"Instructions for Not Giving Up" by Ada Limon
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
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1.
The title of this poem most likely suggests this poem is....
a)
about perseverence
b)
a step-by-step informational guide
c)
a true life story
2.
The line, "More than the fuchsia funnels breaking out" contains an example of....
a)
assonance
b)
alliteration
c)
consonance
d)
slant rhyme
3.
The line, "of the crabapple tree" contains an example of....
a)
assonance
b)
alliteration
c)
consonance
d)
slant rhyme
4.
The line, "cotton candy-colored blossoms to the slate sky of Spring rains" contains an example of....
a)
assonance
b)
alliteration
c)
consonance
d)
slant rhyme
5.
Diction like "obscene," "display," "shoving," and "aftermath" best indicate what type of connotation?
a)
brash; ostentatious
b)
murderous; violent
c)
timid; quiet
d)
angry; resentful
6.
The author compares the spring blossoms to "the world's baubles and trinkets," and "the confetti of aftermath" to most likely...
a)
emphasize the startling beauty of spring blossoms
b)
create vivid imagery of cherry blossoms in spring
c)
symbolize ephemeral beauty that quickly fades
d)
show that life is hopeless and everything dies
7.
The line that most likely indicates a shift in tone from an attitude of amusement to an attitude of awe is....
a)
"their cotton candy-colored blossoms to the slate sky of Spring rains"
b)
"When all the shock of white and taffy, the world's baubles and trinkets, leave the pavement strewn with the confetti of aftermath"
c)
"the leaves come. Patient, plodding, a green skin growing over whatever winter did to us"
d)
"to the strange idea of continuous living despite"
8.
The emphasis on "the mess of us, the hurt, the empty" most likely indicates...
a)
people can be messy in their homes and they need to do spring cleaning
b)
like winter, sometimes our lives can be painful and full of suffering
c)
being alive is a strange and weird experience
d)
we don't have the natural strength that exists in trees
9.
Words like "patient" and "plodding" indicate a tone of...
a)
hopeless depression
b)
reckless abandon
c)
resilience and perseverence
d)
joy and laughter
10.
The line "a new slick leaf unfurling like a fist to an open palm" is an example of...
a)
metaphor
b)
irony
c)
simile
d)
repetition
11.
The line "a new slick leaf unfurling like a fist to an open palm" most likely supports encouragement of...
a)
peaceful surrender to the bittersweet experiences of life
b)
clinging onto sadness and remorse until the end of life
c)
angry retaliation over injustices in life
d)
connecting to nature in time of sadness
12.
The use of the color green in this poem most likely indicates a theme of...
a)
growth and hope despite hardship
b)
the uselessness of envy and jealousy
c)
enjoyment of springtime blossoms after winter
d)
nature is more valuable than money
13.
The repetition of the line, "I'll take it" in the second section of the poem most likely emphasizes....
a)
allowing others to mistreat you with graciousness
b)
forgiving others even when it stings
c)
being ambitious about your life while you can
d)
radical acceptance of the full experience of life
14.
The line, "the tree seems to say" is an example of what literary device...
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
imagery
d)
personification
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