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William Blake - The Schoolboy
William Blake - The Schoolboy
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Questions based on classroom study of the poem "The Schoolboy" by William Blake.
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1
Blake compares the cycle of the seasons with the ages of man.
False
True
2
The poem ends on a note of warning.
True
False
3
Autumn is a metaphor for middle age.
True
False
4
"Learning's bower" means...
the classroom
shelter like the one made with tree boughs
the sanctuary of learning
a lady's private apartment in a medieval castle
5
Spring is a metaphor for childhood.
False
True
6
The metaphor of the caged bird draws an implicit comparison between...
the schoolboy and an imprisoned bird
the schoolboy and birds that like to sing
the schoolboy and a depressed bird
the schoolboy and a skylark
7
The metaphor of the caged bird contrasts the theme of freedom with ...
confinement
incarceration
imprisonment
captivity
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The rhyme scheme of the first stanza is ABABB
False
True
9
The speaker uses the metaphor of 'buds' and 'blossom's being 'nipped' to suggest that happiness is delicate like the...
cherry blossom trees
tender plants
tenders vegetables
sapling trees
10
The line of verse which reads: "How can the bird that is born for joy sit in a cage and sing?" is an example of...
a question
a rhetorical question
a rhetoric question
a question asked in order to create dramatic effect
11
The poem was published in the...
late 1800's
late 1700's
late 1900's
late 1600's
12
It is a _______ poem.
pastoral
ballad
ode
sonnet
13
The metaphor “blasts of winter” could represent...
the hard times in life
a gust of wind
hardships that will inevitably come in time
a blast of cold air
14
Blake explores the themes of...
freedom
education
imprisonment
nature
15
'The Schoolboy' was published within a collection of poems called...
Laments of Innocence
Songs of Experience
Songs of Innocence
Laments of Experience
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It is comprised of...
6 quatrains
6 stanzas of 5 lines each
5 verses
6 paragraphs
