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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who "kindly stopped" for the speaker of the poem?
Immortality
A child at the school
Death
The grim reaper
- 2. Multiple Choice
Whom does the word "we" in line 5 refer to?
The Speaker
Death and Immortality
The Speaker and Death
The Speaker, Death, and Immortality
- 3. Multiple Choice
The description in lines 5–8 of the poem suggests a view of death as...
tiring
tragic
peaceful
exciting
- 4. Multiple Choice
How can the speakers tone best be described?
calm and measured
angry and bitter
energetic and curious
frantic and frightened
- 5. Multiple Choice
Death is personified as....
a rough carriage driver
a polite gentleman
a tour guide
a weary grave digger
- 6. Multiple Choice
What image from the poem suggests a person becoming old and dying?
children at recess
swelling ground
The setting sun
fields of grain
- 7. Multiple Choice
What does the house represent in lines 17-20?
The speakers childhood home
The speakers grave
A haunted house
The afterline
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which stanza, besides the 1st, supports the conclusion that "Death is polite".
3rd Stanza
4th Stanza
2nd Stanza
5th Stanza
- 9. Multiple Choice
What element of style is displayed in line 13?
Inverted Syntax
Slant Rhymes
Slag
Irregular Punctuation
- 10. Multiple Choice
How long has the speaker been in the carriage with Death?
A year
Centuries
An hour
20 years
- 11. Multiple Choice
How can the speakers tone best be described?
angry and bitter
calm and measured
energetic and curious
frantic and frightened
- 12. Multiple Choice
What sentence best describes the overall theme of the poem?
Immortality is a heavy burden
It is often hard to accept death
Death is something to be feared and avoided.
Death may signify the end of life, but also immortality.
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