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Poetry Test Review December
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Poetry Test Review. December. The poet of “The Road Not Taken”. Robert Frost. The poet of “Mother to Son”. Langston Hughes. The poet of “A Visit from St. Nicholas”. Clement C. Moore. The poet of “Paul Revere’s Ride”. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The poet of “All but Blind”. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Poetry Test Review
December
The poet of “The Road Not Taken”
Robert Frost
The poet of “Mother to Son”
Langston Hughes
The poet of “A Visit from St. Nicholas”
Clement C. Moore
The poet of “Paul Revere’s Ride”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The poet of “All but Blind”
Walter de la Mare
The poet of “The Choice”
Dorothy Parker
The poet of “Stopping by Woods
on a Snowy Evening”Robert Frost
The poet of “Annabel Lee”
Edgar Allan Poe
The poet of “My Last Duchess”
Robert Browning
The poet of “Ring Out, Wild Bells”
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
The poet of “Mushrooms”
Sylvia Plath
“The Road Not Taken” takes place in
the winterFalse
The speaker in “The Road Not Taken” chooses the road
less traveledTrue
The speaker in “Mother to Son”
gives loving advice to her son
True
The son in “Mother to Son” has just
been caught stealingFalse
In “Mother to Son” the speaker has a
hard lifeTrue
“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy
Evening” is an example of free
verse of non-traditional poetryFalse
The speaker in “Stopping by Woods
on a Snowy Evening” is
frightened by the snowstormFalse
The speaker in “Stopping by Woods
on a Snowy Evening” is
accompanied only by his dogFalse
“Ring Out, Wild Bells” is about the death of a friend
False
“Ring Out, Wild Bells” takes place on Independence Day
False
In the poem “Annabel Lee” the
speaker talks about his love for his wife
True
In “Annabel Lee” the speaker has lost his love to another man
False
The speaker in “My Last Duchess” is the Duchess’s husband
True
The speaker misses the Duchess and
wishes she were still aliveFalse
The subject in the poem “All but Blind” is the need to wear
glassesFalse
The speaker in “All but Blind” compares
himself to three different animals
True
The speaker in “The choice” has to
choose between two roads
False
“The Road Not Taken” is a
traditional poemTrue
“Mother to Son” is a traditional poem
False
“A Visit from St. Nicholas” contains a lot of metaphors and
similesTrue
In “The Road Not Taken” how does the traveler feel about the choice he has
to make?
Answer: sorry, regretful, and sad that he could not
travel both
In “Mother to Son” what does the mother compare
her life to?
Answer: staircase
Compare “Mother to Son” and “The Road Not
Taken.” Describe one way they are alike
Answer: The both have messages about life
Compare “Mother to Son” and “The Road Not
Taken.” Describe one way they are different
Answer: “Mother to Son” is a non-traditional poem and “The Road Not Taken” is a
traditional poem
What is the theme of “All but Blind”
Answer: We are all blind to something/someone
Who is the audience in “The Choice”
Answer: The man the speaker loves, her mate
(choice)
Give reason for the repetition at the end of
“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”
Answer: To emphasize life before dying/make most of
life
Who is the audience in “My Last Duchess,” and
tell why he is there at the Duchess’s home
Answer: A count who is there to offer his daughter
to the Duke
How does the reader know before the end of
the poem that the speaker in “Annabel Lee”
is no the sanest of characters
Answer: Consumed by his love her her
Blames everyone but himself for her death
Describe the speaker in “My Last Duchess.” Use adjectives and examples to support your answer
Answer: Powerful/controlling – I gave commands
Conceited/selfish – “I chose to never stop – 900 year old name”
Heartless/murderous/cruel – “I gave commands and all smiles stopped together”
Wealthy – “dowry – 900 year old name”Pathetic – “fair daughter’s self…is my object”
