"An Obstacle" Poetry Assessment
Quiz by Jacqueline Hill
High School
English II (2017)
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- Q1What obstacle does the speaker encounter?A dangerous pathMountain WindsSolomonPrejudice300s
- Q2You could describe the rhyme scheme of this poem by stating that —every line in each stanza rhymesthe second, fourth, and sixth lines of each stanza rhymethe first, third, and fifth lines of each stanza rhymesthe poem has no clear rhyme scheme300s
- Q3What is the effect of setting on this poem on an uphill mountain path?It supports the speaker’s opinion that the world is unsafeIt shows how physically fit the speaker is.It symbolizes the journey through life.It provides a beautiful background300s
- Q4The poet uses the allusion to Solomon in line 23 to emphasize her message that —climbing a mountain is physically hardcourtesy is the best way to win heartssome people are very rudeintolerance doesn’t respond to reason300s
- Q5obdurate (line 34) comes from a Latin root meaning “hard.” Using this information and the context in which the word is used in the poem, you can infer that obdurate means —unwilling to be persuadedbuilt from stoneextremely oldcruel300s
- Q6What theme does the resolution of the speaker’s conflict suggest?The best way to deal with a stubborn person is to pretend he or she does not exist.Prejudice seems like a big problem in society, but it actually has no power to hurt people.Prejudices have power only if we choose to take them seriously.Most problems are imaginary, and they will disappear if people simply ignore them.300s