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- 1. Fill in the Blank
The poet of the poem, "A Photograph" is _____________.
- 2. Multiple Choice
What does the word 'paddling' mean in the poem?
a flock of swimming ducks.
move through the water in a boat using a paddle or paddles.
walk with bare feet in shallow water.
dabble the feet or hands in water.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the antonym of 'transient'?
momentary
fleeting
short-lived
permanent
- 4. Multiple Choice
How long, do you think, the poet's mother has been dead for?
nearly twelve years
nearly twenty years
nearly two years
none of the above
- 5. Multiple Choice
How did the mother's face look in the photograph?
chubby
kind
innocent
sweet
- 6. Multiple Choice
"She'd laugh at the snapshot"
Who does 'She' refer to here?
the youngest girl in the snapshot
the poet
the poet's mother
none of the above
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the best meaning of the word, 'wry'?
to feel happy and sad at the same time
to feel overwhelmed
to feel nostalgic
to feel disappointed and amused at the same time
- 8. Multiple Choice
Who was standing in the middle in the photograph in the poem?
Dolly
Betty
the poet's mother
uncle
- 9. Multiple Choice
"Now she's been dead nearly as many years
As that girl lived"
Who is the 'girl' in this context?
the poet
the poet's mother
the poet's mother's cousin
the poet's cousin
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which figure of speech is used in the line- "It's silence silences"
repetition
alliteration
oxymoron
transferred epithet
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