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10 Questions on the POem
Prometheus...
1) Which line best characterizes the main point of the stanza?
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Line 1
Line 2
Line 5
Line 7
Line 10
6) Why do you think Lord Byron used words like ‘lest’, ‘thy’, and ‘woe’ in his poem?
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To create an old and classical feeling.
To emphasize his writing.
To make his poem sound more eloquent.
Because he was old.
Because they make the poem more enjoyable to read.
2) What does “what was thy pity’s recompense” mean in Line 5?
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What did Prometheus feel bad for the people for?
What did Prometheus get?
Why did Prometheus get recompensing for feeling bad?
What did Prometheus get in return for feeling bad for the people?
Who did Prometheus feel pity for?
7) Why do you think Lord Byron decided to use Prometheus as his subject?
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Because he loved Greek epics and enjoyed making them his poetic subject.
Because he experienced something in his life which related to Prometheus’s situation.
Because he felt a deep and emotional connection to Prometheus’s life story.
Because he wanted to tie in that story’s theme to his own life.
Because he thought Prometheus was a fascinating character.
3) What was the overall tone of the first stanza of Prometheus?
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Sardonic
Bitter
Cheerful
Quizzical
Pessimistic
8) What is this phrase answering, “The rock, the vulture, and the chain”?
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“The sufferings of mortality”
“What was the pity’s recompense”
“The agony they do not show”
“The suffocating sense of woe”
“Titan!”
4) Which figurative language is best characterized by the following phrase, “a suffocating sense of woe”?
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Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Simile
Juxtaposition
9) Which of the following is an example of alliteration found in the first stanza of the poem?
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“Seen in their sad”
“What was thy pity’s recompense”
“Speaks but in its loneliness”
“sufferings of mortality”
“Until its voice is echoless”
5) What do you think the theme of this stanza is?
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Prometheus was wrong to steal the fire from heaven even if it was for a good reason.
Always punish people’s negative actions.
Prometheus is notorious for making mistakes
People deserve punishment for making mistakes regardless the circumstances.
Focus on Prometheus’s positive actions rather than the negative aspects.
10) Who was Lord Byron addressing in the first stanza of the poem?
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Himself
The Titan
The vulture
Prometheus
Zues
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