Life's Brief Candle

Find out how much you know about this poem!

1. Who is the writer of this poem?
a. William Shakespeare
b. William Blake

2. This poem is taken from which play?
a. Hamlet
b. Macbeth

3. What is the tone of this poem?
a. Sad
b. Happy

4. What is the theme of this poem?
a. Tradition
b. Death

5. How do you feel when you read this poem?
a. Angry
b. Depressed

6. The phrase 'poor player' means...
a. a bad actor
b. a penniless actor

7. To the persona, life is...
a. meaningless
b. full of joy

8. Life is being compared to many things in the poem, except:
a. a tale
b. a flower
c. a candle
d. a walking shadow

9. 'Life's but a walking shadow' is an example of:
a. personification
b. alliteration

10. What is the moral value you can gain from reading this poem?
a. Life is meaningful.
b. Life is full of agony.

ANSWERS:

1. a
2. b
3. a
4. b
5. b
6. a
7. a
8. b
9. a
10. a