What is the narrator's opinion of Miniver Cheevy?

The narrator feels pity for Miniver Cheevy

In the first quatrain, why does the narrator describe Miniver Cheevy as a "child of scorn"?

The world is against Miniver Cheevy

What is foolish about Miniver in the fifth quatrain?

He would have sinned incessantly to be a Medici

What two elements are personified in the poem?

Romance mourned and Art a vagrant, steeds prancing and medieval grace

Why do you think adults pin for the "good old days?"

most adults miss days when they didn't have responsibility

The title Miniver Cheevy means minimum achiever, why do you think the author chose this title?

Miniver is homeless and wants to be a knight

Does Miniver Cheevy have a job? And how do we know this?

No, on the fourth quatrain it says he's homeless

If Miniver Cheevy lived in an earlier times would he be considered a hero?

Yes because of the way he idolized knights in medieval times

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1
What is the narrator's opinion of Miniver Cheevy?
The narrator feels pity for Miniver Cheevy
The narrator is in love with Miniver Cheevy
The narrator hates Miniver Cheevy
The narrator is Miniver Cheevy
2
In the first quatrain, why does the narrator describe Miniver Cheevy as a "child of scorn"?
The narrator is making fun of Miniver
Miniver is a little boy
Miniver Cheevy is against the world
The world is against Miniver Cheevy
3
What is foolish about Miniver in the fifth quatrain?
He mourned the ripe renown
He kept on drinking
He mourned Romance
He would have sinned incessantly to be a Medici
4
What two elements are personified in the poem?
Romance mourned and Art a vagrant
steeds prancing and medieval grace
khaki suits loathing
swords were bright
5
Why do you think adults pin for the "good old days?"
daydreaming is effortless
most adults miss days when they didn't have responsibility
The past is better than the future
living in the past can be crippling
6
The title Miniver Cheevy means minimum achiever, why do you think the author chose this title?
Miniver is homeless and wants to be a knight
Miniver Cheevy wishes to be a king
Miniver works for minimum wage
Miniver is a knight
7
Does Miniver Cheevy have a job? And how do we know this?
Yes, because on the 6th stanza, it talks about Khaki suits
Yes, because on line 25 it tells us that he seeks gold
No, on the fourth quatrain it says he's homeless
Yes, because like 10 tells us that he rested from his labor
8
Which is not a form of alliteration in the poem?
Miniver loved the Medici
Cursed the commonplace
missed the medieval grace
Vision of a warrior bold
9
Which is not a downside to living in the ancient times of Thebes and Camelot?
romance
disease
blood shed
injustice
10
If Miniver Cheevy lived in an earlier times would he be considered a hero?
Yes because of the way he idolized knights in medieval times
No, because he's a man who finds excuses
Maybe, but only if he was rich
No because he is not a man of action
11
What is the narrator's tone in this poem
angry
anxious
happy
sad

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