To A Daughter Leaving Home Question Preview (ID: 62530)
Fiction Passage: Poem.
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Who is the speaker of the poem?
a) a parent
b) a child
c) a friend
d) a neighbor
Which word best describes the tone of the poem?
a) despondent
b) reflective
c) indifferent
d) somber
Which statement best describes the theme of the poem?
a) Learning how to ride a bike and leaving home are both exciting experiences for daughters.
b) Watching their children do new things brings parents nothing but fear.
c) Parents are unable to let go of their children as they get older.
d) Parents have conflicting emotions about their children growing up.
Which use of figurative language connects to the theme?
a) I kept waiting / for the thud / of your crash
b) while you grew / smaller, more breakable / with distance
c) pumping, pumping / for your life
d) the hair flapping / behind you like a / handkerchief waving / goodbye
Why does the author use repetition in the phrase, “pumping, pumping / for your life”?
a) Repetition changes the tone of the poem.
b) Repetition emphasizes the child's effort to ride away on her own.
c) Repetition serves to take up necessary space.
d) Repetition creates a sense of fear in the child.
How does the narrator’s point of view most influence how the events are described in the poem?
a) It emphasizes the mother's anxiety as her daughter develops independence.
b) It allows the narrator to reflect on her own experiences growing up.
c) It reveals the daughter's experiences of growing up.
d) It shows that the narrator wants to watch her daughter do new things.
What is the significance of the preposition in lines 4 (beside), 9 (ahead), 17 (with), and 22 (behind)?
a) The gradual transition of prepositions parallels the stages of a young girl's life as she grows up.
b) The gradual transition of prepositions emphasizes the growing distance between the mother and the child as the child peddles.
c) The repetition of prepositions signals the speaker's fragmented thoughts.
d) The variety of prepositions suggests the speaker's conflicted feelings as her daughter learns to ride her bike.
What is the significance of the poem’s structure?
a) The predictable rhyme scheme reflects the parent's continued love and support.
b) The various stanzas represents the stages of life: infancy, childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood.
c) The inconsistent rhythm and rhyme scheme suggests the child's fear of being on her own.
d) The one long sentence, ending with the one word goodbye, implies how quickly time passes and children gain their independence
What is the effect of the rhyme scheme?
a) The consistent rhyme scheme creates a soothing predictability.
b) The sudden break in rhyme suggests the parent's fear as her daughter gains her independence.
c) The lack of a consistent rhyme scheme mimics conversation.
d) The unpredictable rhyme scheme suggests the child's struggle to gain her independence.
How does the speaker’s point of view most influence how the events are described in the poem?
a) It allows the speaker to reflect on her own experiences growing up.
b) It illustrates the speaker's desire to watch her daughter enjoy new experiences.
c) It highlights the daughter's enjoyment of her newfound independence.
d) It emphasizes the speaker's nervousness as her daughter gains her independence.
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