Those Winter Sundays

When the rooms were warm, he'd call

and slowly I would rise and dress

fearing the chronic angers of that house

What is the tone of the lines?

• Happy

• Warm

• Apprehensive

• Angry

Which of the following would be MOST LIKELY to be PART of the theme of this poem?

• Friendship

• Love and regret

• Death

• Architecture

Based upon what you can infer from the poem, what was the father’s occupation?

• Business Professional

• Medical Doctor

• Physical Laborer

• Prisoner in Jail

Choose the correct statement. (Only one of these is directly supported by the poem.)

• The weather was quite warm outside the house.

• There were many children in the family.

• The poet acknowledged the sacrifices of his father when he, himself , grew up.

• The poem was given as a birthday gift to the poet's father.

The poet's diction in the last two lines of the poem identifies the father as one who

• was cruel and detached

• performs his responsibilities with love

• is unaware of the pain he is causing

• looks toward future rewards

• is frivolous and elusive

The diction in the closing two lines of the poem suggests that the speaker

• knows his mother was unhappy

• realizes that he was right to resent his father

• has a belated feeling of acknowledging his father's love

• resents everything his father did for him when the speaker was a child

• was aware of his father's feelings toward him

Of the following words, which is the best choice for the poem's tone?

• carefree

• optimistic

• self righteous

• regretful

Which of the following phrases uses figurative language to allow the reader to imagine a sound?

• "slowly I would rise and dress"

• "chronic angers"

• "I'd wake and hear the cold splintering, breaking"

• "polished my good shoes"

What is the primary theme of 'Those Winter Sundays'?

• A) Family love and sacrifice

• B) Adventure and exploration

• C) Friendship and loyalty

• D) Wealth and power

Which literary device is predominantly used in the line 'I'd wake and hear the cold splintering, breaking'?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole