In the monologue from As You Like It, Shakespeare explores the idea of life as a theatrical play. Does this metaphor have a positive, negative or neutral implication?
NEGATIVE IMPLICATION
100
Who wrote the poem?
Charlotte Bronte
100
Who wrote O ME! O LIFE!
Walt Whitman
100
Recreate the following sentence using a synonym:
Sometimes there are clouds of gloom
Sometimes there are clouds of sadness
100
Mention the 4 ninja turtles
Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael
200
Is there one of the seven ages that is better than the others? Which one would it be? Why?
The fifth age: JUSTICE. Because it's full of wise saws.
200
OFT A LITTLE MORNING RAIN
FORTELLS A PLEASANT DAY
200
Which question is recurring, according to the poem?
What good amid these, O me, O life?
200
Recreate the following sentence using a synonym:
Is second childishness and mere oblivion
Is second childishness and mere unconsciousness
200
The Vitruvian Man is sometimes called _______
Canon of proportions
300
The Seven ages of man is part of a comedy called _____
As you like it
300
What does the end of the poem LIFE suggest?
That sorrow shouldn't bring us down
300
In Walt Whitman's poem, what is the attitude towards life?
An observant attitude and it is positive
300
Recreat the following sentence using a synonym:
Life's sunny hours flit by
Life's sunny hours pass by
300
The Vitruvian is kept in the city of
Venice
400
Complete the sentence:
All the wold's a stage, and all men _______
and woman merely players
400
What is the attitude or tone present throughout the poem?
The tone is optimistic
400
Why do so many of the verses in O ME! O LIFE! begin with "O"? What effect does it create?
The “O” at the beginning of each verse
creates an effect of exaltation and
repetition.
400
Recreate the following sentence using a synonym:
What good amid these?
What good surround these?
400
How many rings are there on the olympic flag?
5
500
Mention the seven stages of man
Infant
schoolboy
lover
soldier
justice
pantaloon
second childishness
500
Explain the following metaphor:
If the shower will make the roses bloom, O why lament its fall?
That sometimes "bad things" help us grow.
500
What does it mean to "contribute a verse"?
To “contribute a verse” means to leave your mark on the world.
500
Recreate the following sentence using a synonym:
Of the plodding and sordid crowds