In which lines does the poet use personification to create a somber mood?
Literary Analysis Quiz

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English
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10th Grade
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Hard
Wendy Silvers-Hochstetler
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18 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Lines 3 through 5
Lines 9 and 10
Lines 17 through 19
Lines 28 and 29
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Lines 20 and 21 suggest that the speaker —
wants to be honest about how little he understands the creative impulse
does not want to mislead his daughter into believing that she has special talent
is now willing to risk hurting his daughter’s self-esteem by telling her the truth about her work
wants to admit his confusion about the sometimes-stifling life choices that creative people make
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read lines 26 and 27 from the poem. This image can best be interpreted as meaning that —
a child sees the sky as a magical ocean full of mysterious creatures
the speaker hopes to save his daughter from a terrible future
artists experience a sea of wild and unpredictable emotions
there is a danger that artists may get lost in their own creations
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The final line of the poem suggests that —
the daughter will develop an interest in more practical pursuits as she matures
the speaker expects his daughter’s art to transform as she grows older
the daughter’s paintings will become more whimsical as she develops her technical skills
the speaker believes that his daughter will one day be a successful professional artist
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence describes a shift in the poem’s focus?
In stanza 1, the speaker focuses on his daughter’s creative struggles, while in stanza 2, he imagines her eventual success as an artist.
In stanza 1, the speaker focuses on his daughter’s paintings, while in stanza 2, he describes his own artwork.
In stanza 1, the speaker focuses on his daughter’s art as an expression of childhood, while in stanza 2, he considers her future as a mature artist.
In stanza 1, the speaker focuses on his daughter’s early artistic success, while in stanza 2, he questions whether she should pursue a career as a painter.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read Paragraph 15.
"His old scaly hand crawls over to touch my
knee. His fingers are white, the nails cracking
and dull, like old silver."
In this paragraph, the author uses imagery to —
show the son’s fear of being touched by his father
imply that the father may not really be dying after all
emphasize how aged and decrepit the father appears to his son
suggest that the son has little respect for his father
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does paragraph 16 reveal about the son?
He blames himself for his father’s long absences.
He thinks his father never gave them the opportunity to be close.
He is too willing to forgive his father for lying.
He is unwilling to share what he knows with his father.
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