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- 1. Multiple Choice
How does the repeating structure of this stanza (I + verb) contribute to the meaning of the poem?
By connecting the speaker to historical rivers
By describing how rivers have changed over time
By showing why the rivers can cause people to dream
By explaining why the speaker has abandoned the rivers
- 2. Multiple Choice
What does the phrase when dawns were young in line 5 most likely suggest?
The earth was still new.
The days did not last as long.
The speaker was a child then.
The speaker can barely remember.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Reread the line from the poem below:
“I built my hut near the Congo and it lulled me to sleep.”
What is the meaning of lulled as it is used here?
Calmed
Tricked
Frightened
Defended
- 4. Multiple Choice
Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1864, abolishing slavery in the United States. How does the allusion to Lincoln in these lines contribute to their meaning?
By explaining how the river was discovered
By explaining the pain that the river has caused
By explaining the best time of day to visit the river
By explaining why the river has become a site of celebration
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is a theme of the poem?
History can be changed.
Nature presents unique dangers.
Travel can inspire with new ideas.
People are connected to the past.
- 6. Multiple Choice
How does the poet develop this theme?
By warning about the force of different rivers
By connecting humanity and rivers to different periods of time
By describing different trips one can take around the world
By arguing for a different understanding of historical events
- 7. Multiple Choice
The speaker feels a deep connection to...
the future
the rivers
the ancient cities
the earth
- 8. Multiple Choice
Another theme of this poem is...
the past can only drag us down
we are connected through our heritage, culture, and ancestors
getting older makes you think of rivers
our past is more important than our future
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which phrase uses vivid imagery?
My soul has grown deep like the rivers
I've seen its muddy bosom turn all golden in the sunset
I've known rivers
When Abe Lincoln went down to New Orleans
- 10. Multiple Choice
The rivers are compared to ____ in a simile.
a sunset
a song
blood in human veins
a train
- 11. Multiple Choice
Langston Huges wrote "The Negro Speaks of Rivers"...
for his mother who worked very hard
in Mexico with his father
over several years in Harlem
on a train heading to Mexico
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