CSEC poems : Little boy crying

Question 1

More themes in the poem. What are they?

Accepted Answer

Childhood experiences

Question 2

How did the father want to console the son?

Accepted Answer

Playing together

Question 3

What is the tone of the poem? (More than one answer)

Accepted Answer

Pain, Love, Frustration

Question 4

Suddenly, the child's crying halts and they search their father's face; why?

Accepted Answer

To guilt trip him

Question 5

The laughter is described as "metamorphosed into howls" what are the literary devices used here?

Accepted Answer

Personification and onomatopoeia

Question 6

Why didn't the father comfort his son?

Accepted Answer

The lesson would be lost

Question 7

Did the father enjoy disciplining his son?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

"The hurt your easy tears scald with" is a ~

Accepted Answer

Hyperbole

Question 9

Cutting the tree down or trapping him in a ditch allows the child to ~

Accepted Answer

Control the ogre

Question 10

The last relevant theme is ~

Accepted Answer

Relationships

Question 11

"Grim giant" is a/an ~

Accepted Answer

Alliteration

Question 12

"Swimming tears, splashing your bare feet" gives us imagery of a child ~

Accepted Answer

Sobbing profusely

Question 13

What is a theme in the poem?

Accepted Answer

Vulnerability

Question 14

The literary devices found in "Swimming tears, splashing your bare feet" are (2 answ)

Accepted Answer

Personification & hyperbole

Question 15

The father wishes he could ~

Accepted Answer

Console his son

Question 16

The child lacks control. How old is he?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 17

The poem possibly be alludes to one of these popular stories ~

Accepted Answer

Jack and the bean stalk

Question 18

In the final line, we understand why the father reacted the way he did. Why is this?

Accepted Answer

Rain

Question 19

Another theme would be?

Accepted Answer

Parenting

Question 20

The mood of the poem is? (More than one answer)

Accepted Answer

Sad, Angry

Question 21

In the 2nd verse we see the child get creative and begin to imagine their father as an Ogre. Why? 2 answers here

Accepted Answer

He's fearsome, He's "heartless"

Question 22

How is the child disciplined?

Accepted Answer

Slapped

Question 23

Not getting the reaction they hoped for, the child is ~

Accepted Answer

Disappointed

CSEC poems : Little boy crying

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CSEC poems : Little boy crying

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