Analyzing Figurative Language and Structure in Poetry

Question 1

Which group of words is repeated in the first three stanzas of the poem?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: parrot, swamp, cane

Question 2

Which meanings of the word cane are used in these lines from the poem? Choose two correct answers.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: a stick that aids in walking; B: a stalk of sugarcane

Question 3

What does the word cane most symbolize in these lines from the poem? Choose two correct answers.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: the general’s abuse of the Haitians; E: the general’s feelings for his mother

Question 4

What most likely has a symbolic meaning in this part of the poem?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: the parrot

Question 5

What does the parrot most symbolize in this part of the poem?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: the suffering of the Haitians

Question 6

What does the parrot most symbolize in this part of the poem?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: fear

Analyzing Figurative Language and Structure in Poetry Answers