Poem Try

Line 11: Dreams and ambitions,

Line 12: mutually chase.

Choose a synonym for the word ambition.

• disinterest

• laziness

• aspiration

• disgust

What does the speaker glance back at in the poem Try?

Lines 1 and 2: Glance back quickly, then I look straight ahead.

• They glance back because they heard a noise.

• They glance back to see where to go.

• They glance back to see someone.

• They glance back at their past.

Why is a "brand new start" (a clean slate) so important to the speaker?

• It is the beginning of the speaker moving towards success.

• It is because the speaker can taste something sweet.

• It is because the speaker cleaned.

• It is because the speaker is a new student.

Identify 2 forms of figurative language from line 7 and line 8 of the poem Try.

I can taste the sweetness,

of a brand new start.

• alliteration

• personification

• hyperbole

• idiom

Identify the figurative language in stanza 3.

My hand with a pen,

dance as they race.

Dreams and ambitions,

mutually chase.

• hyperbole

• personification

• alliteration

• simile

What is the meaning of the "ultimate list" in line 14 of the poem Try?

• The poet's list of things that they dislike.

• The poet's list of chores that they must complete.

• The poet's list of final goals that they want to achieve.

• The poet's grocery list for the week.

The message of the poem Try is ___________.

• To never give up on your goals and always try to do your best.

• To always quit on your goals if something goes wrong.

• To set goals that are unreachable and hard to achieve.

• To create a list of things that you dislike about yourself.

What is the figurative language used by the poet in line 3 and line 4 of the poem Try?

My cravings for success,

are waiting to be fed.

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• personification

The tone throughout the poem Try can be described as _________.

• unhelpful

• doubtful

• uncertain

• positive

After reading the poem Try, the reader's mood would most likely be _________.

• dissuaded and crushed

• disheartened and dulled

• motivated and inspired

• discouraged and slowed