Animal - poem

Who is the poet of the poem "Animals"?

• Walt Whitman

• Carolyn Wells

• Robert Frost

What is the meaning of "placid"?

• peaceful

• greedy

• jealousy

Name the literary device used in the line "I think I could turn and live with animals"

• Assonance

• Simile

• Metaphor

What is the meaning of "whine"?

• a drink

• to cry

• to shout

Name the poetic device used in

They do not sweat and whine about their condition,

They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins,

They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God,

• Anaphora

• repetition

• metaphor

Name the literary device used in "They bring me tokens of myself"

• Metaphor

• Personification

• alliteration

What qualities have the humans given up?

• innocence

• kindness

• truthfulness

• all of the above

How do animals appear to the poet?

• calm

• self contented

• confident

• all the above

According to the poet animals don't....

• sweat

• complain about their condition

• weep for their sins

• hunt

According to the poet, what mania do human beings suffer from?

• Possessing materialistic things

• good qualities

• contentment