a fighter's line

Who is the persona?

• a man who fight for freedom                          

• a desperate man                                           

• a wiseman  

                         

• an old and tired soldier

• an injustice man

The phrase “body and energy crushed” indicates that the persona is _____.

• spoilt

•   brave

• desperate     

• weak

• unhappy

One of the ways to avoid being deceived by others is _____.

• be united                   

• be free                    

• be selfish                  

• be kind                     

• be amiable

The theme of the poem is ______.

• lies    

• regret                     

• patriotism                 

• pain                         

   

• inequality

   

The ‘forced sacrifices / that know no name or life” would refer to the effort of soldiers who _____.

• have died for the country

• were captured                 

• lost their names

        

• have won the world war                              

• were freed  

The persona is wheelchair bound because he has lost his ____.

• sight          

• hearing              

• ability to feel               

• ability to use his limbs                      

• hands

The pronoun “you” in the last line of the poem refers to _____.

• the poet             

• the person           

• the persona’s heirs     

• the persona’s countrymen       

• the reader

Which word in the second stanza shows that the persona is upset?

• deceit                       

• crushed                   

• disturbs                   

• challenge                 

• lost

Which phrase indicates that the persona is weak?

• have forced sacrifices 

• lost all my strength       

• know no name          

• too big a challenge    

• disturbs me

What disturbs the persona?

• the freedom                

• the limits                 

• the body                   

• the voice                 

• the corruption