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- 1. Multiple Choice
Part A: Which of the following describes how the speaker views the rose?
The speaker is impressed by the rose.
The speaker feels sad for the rose.
The speaker thinks the rose is not real.
The speaker is jealous of the rose.
- 2. Multiple ChoicePart B: Which quote from the poem best supports the answer to Part A?"when no one else ever cared." (Line 8)"Long live the rose that grew from concrete" (Line 7)"learned to walk without having feet." (Line 4)"Proving nature's law is wrong" (Line 3)
- 3. Multiple Choice
In the context of the poem, how does a person overcome adversity (hardships, tough times)?
Through fighting for what they believe in
Through giving up and allowing fate to guide them
Through controlling their fate
Through persistence
- 4. Multiple Choice
How does the speaker's point of view influence how the rose is described?Curious about the rose, the speaker asks several questions about it.Believing that the rose is not real, the speaker exaggerates its qualitiesFeeling pity for the rose, the speaker lists all of the hardships it has faced.Impressed by the rose, the speaker explains what makes it so admirable - 5. Multiple Choice
What does each poem teach about resilience?
We have to be tough even if we don't come from a "bad environment"
We can be great and live our best life
We are the rose and should do as the rose does
We have the ability to succeed in the face of difficult circumstances.
- 6. Multiple Choice
The rose "learned to breathe fresh air" is an example of...
a metaphor
a simile
personification
idiom
- 7. Multiple Choice
What do the words "rose" and "concrete" symbolize as used in this poem?
Flowers and cement
Beauty and hardships
People who face their fears and the things that frighten them
People who overcome struggle and the challenges they face
- 8. Multiple Choice
Why did the author include the line, "It learned to walk without having any feet?"
To show that everyone needs feet
To show that life is fair to everyone
To show that this person has had a very hard life and had to struggle
To show the importance of learning to walk
- 9. Multiple Choice
What impact or effect does using the metaphor of a rose growing from concrete have on the overall meaning of the poem?
it educates us on the possibilities of nature
it emphasizes that all things are possible with determination
it entertains us with a silly poem about impossible things
it describes how the rose was able to grow from cement
- 10. Multiple Choice
"The Rose that Grew from Concrete" is an example of which type of figurative language?
an extended metaphor
simile
similes and metaphors
hyperboles
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