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- 1. Multiple Choice
The speakers use of the word "harnessed" shows that the speaker has an attitude of _____________ towards the "flowers" (people)?
He ADMIRES them
He feels JEALOUS
He feels that they are CONTROLLED/TRAPPED
He feels ANNOYED by them
- 2. Multiple Choice
What type of figurative language does the first line of the poem contain?
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
- 3. Multiple Choice
What does the speaker desire in Stanza 2?
To be free and able to live life the way he wants.
To be just as popular as the "flowers".
To live life lonely.
To have a family to protect him.
- 4. Multiple Choice
By the speaker saying that he will "break through the surface of stone" in stanza 3, this proves what about the speaker's personality?
He is DESTRUCTIVE
He is STUBBORN
He is DETERMINED
He is A REBEL
- 5. Multiple Choice
The overall TONE of this poem is--
Inspiring
Doubtful
Sorrowful
Joyful
- 6. Multiple Choice
What message is the author of this poem trying to convey?
To be beautiful and admired should be a goal in life.
Breaking free from your normal, everyday routine will drive you crazy.
People need to stand up and protect the environment
Beauty and popularity are meaningless without freedom and individuality.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which statement about the FRIENDS would the speaker of the poem most likely AGREE with?
Real friends join their friends groups and share the same habits and traits.
Best friends never allow their friends to be alone.
Real friends accept each other no matter what and allow a person to be who they truly are.
Friends only admire friends who stands up to bullies.
- 8. Multiple Choice
If the "weed clinging to cliffs, like an eagle" were a person it would be--
intelligent
independent
protected
sad
- 9. Multiple Choice
What do the two words "flowers" and "weed" represent in the poem?
"followers" and "Individuals"
"positivity" and "negativity"
"admiration" and "sorrow"
- 10. Multiple Choice
According to the speaker what is the cost of being a "beautiful flower"?
being "harnessed to a pot of dirt"
"clinging to cliffs"
"to feel exposed"
"to smell of musty green stench"
- 11. Multiple Choice
What does the speaker mean when he says, "to feel exposed to the MADNESS."
Anger
Craziness
Joy
Excitement
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which is the BEST meaning of the word "shunned"
Ignored
protected
Loved
popular
- 13. Multiple Choice
A "cluster" is--
A group
An individual
A flower
A weed
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