POEM - AMANDA

 

POEM - AMANDA BY - ROBIN KLEIN

OPTIONAL - 1.The poem ‘Amanda’ is composed by-

    (a) Robert Frost (b) John Berryman (c) Robin Klein (d) Amanda

2.“Stop that slouching and sit up straight”. Which of these figures of speech has the poet used in the above line?

    (a) Metaphor (b) simile (c) personification (d) alliteration

3.Which of these causes Acne according to the speaker in the poem Amanda?

    (a) biting nails (b) eating chocolates (c) eating pizzas (d) cleaning the room

4.According to Amanda freedom is------.

    (a) sour (b)sweet (c)bitter (d) all of these

5.Which of these messages does the poet want to covey through the poem ‘Amanda’?

    (a) Children need instruction. (b) Children should be given freedom.

    (c) Children must be disciplined. (d) None of the above

6. The poem ‘Amanda’ is about -------.

    (a) teacher psychology (b) parent psychology (c) child psychology (d) None of these

7. Amanda wants to be an orphan-------.

    (a) to feel the condition of an orphan (b) to enjoy the freedom that an orphan has

    (c) to avoid going to school (d) to play with orphan children

8. What made Amanda sulk and moody?

    (a) when she had to complete her homework

    (b) when her mother gave her too many instructions

    (c) when she had to clean her shoes

    (d) when she ate chocolates

9. Why should Amanda not eat chocolates?

    (a) It causes heart disease. (b) It will damage liver.

    (c) It causes acne. (d) It causes cancer.

10.What does Amanda imagine to be when she pictures herself in a tower?

    (a) mermaid (b) orphan (c) Rapunzel (d) fairy Animals

Ans. 1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-b, 5-b, 6-c, 7-b, 8-b, 9-c, 10-c,

Questions and Answers

Ques. 1. How old do you think Amanda is? How do you know this?

    Ans. Amanda must be about 9-10 years old. The kind of instructions she gets confirm her low age of innocence and immaturity.

2. What could Amanda do if she were mermaid?

    Ans. Amanda could move about in the green sea blissfully if she were a mermaid.

3. Is Amanda an orphan? Why does she say so?

    Ans. Amanda is not an orphan. She says so because she is upset with the constant nagging by her parents.

4. Do you know the story of Rapuzel? Why does she want to be Rapuzel?

    Ans. Rapunzel is the name of a girl i fairytales who is captured by an old witch in a tower. The girl wants to be like Repunzel so that she can live alone in a tower peacefully.