Poetry Analysis Quiz

Question 1

What impact is achieved through the poet's repetition of the word scared?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 2

What is the poet implying about the old man's life when saying the old man "consigned...to..

Accepted Answer

D

Question 3

What effect does the first line "All out of doors looked darkly in at him" have on the tone?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 4

How does the poet structure the poem to develop the idea that "It's thus he does it of a ...

Accepted Answer

C

Question 5

What is the effect of using words such as clomping, roar, and crack in the poem?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 6

What point of view does the line "he consigned to the moon" suggest about the man's life?

Accepted Answer

D

Question 7

In which lines does the poem's theme begin to emerge?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 8

What is the meaning of the consigned in line 18?

Accepted Answer

A

Question 9

Which line from the poem supports the inference that the old man has limited communication?

Accepted Answer

C

Questions 9