Class X Poem Unit: 4 AMANDA

🌸 Poem: “Amanda!” – Robin Klein

🧠 Comprehension & Theme (1–12)

1. Who is the poet of Amanda!?

a) Robin Klein

b) Carolyn Wells

c) John Berryman

d) Robert Frost

→ a) Robin Klein

2. What is the central theme of the poem?

a) Parental discipline vs child’s freedom

b) School life

c) Friendship

d) Nature’s beauty

→ a) Parental discipline vs child’s freedom

3. Who is addressing Amanda in the poem?

a) Her teacher

b) Her mother

c) Her friend

d) Her father

→ b) Her mother

4. What does Amanda desire most?

a) To go on an adventure

b) To be left alone

c) To buy new clothes

d) To go to school

→ b) To be left alone

5. What does Amanda imagine herself to be in her fantasy?

a) A mermaid, an orphan, and Rapunzel

b) A fairy, an angel, and a queen

c) A dancer, singer, and traveler

d) A student, poet, and artist

→ a) A mermaid, an orphan, and Rapunzel

6. Why does Amanda imagine being a mermaid?

a) To escape from her mother’s scolding

b) To explore the sea

c) To find treasure

d) To learn swimming

→ a) To escape from her mother’s scolding

7. What does the mermaid symbolize in the poem?

a) Beauty and magic

b) Freedom and peace

c) Danger and darkness

d) Wealth

→ b) Freedom and peace

8. When Amanda imagines herself as an orphan, she feels —

a) Lonely and sad

b) Happy and free

c) Angry and scared

d) Jealous

→ b) Happy and free

9. What does Amanda want to do when she thinks she’s an orphan?

a) Roam barefoot and play

b) Work hard

c) Study

d) Find her parents

→ a) Roam barefoot and play

10. Why does Amanda imagine herself as Rapunzel?

a) She wants long hair

b) She wants to live peacefully in a tower

c) She loves fairy tales

d) She hates crowds

→ b) She wants to live peacefully in a tower

11. What does Amanda’s mother want her to stop doing?

a) Eating chocolates

b) Biting her nails and slouching

c) Reading books

d) Watching TV

→ b) Biting her nails and slouching

12. What kind of girl is Amanda shown as?

a) Obedient and cheerful

b) Rebellious and dreamy

c) Fearful and shy

d) Arrogant and rude

→ b) Rebellious and dreamy

🎭 Tone & Mood (13–20)

13. The tone of the poem alternates between —

a) Angry and cheerful

b) Nagging and imaginative

c) Romantic and humorous

d) Calm and fearful

→ b) Nagging and imaginative

14. What is the tone of Amanda’s mother’s voice?

a) Harsh and instructive

b) Gentle and loving

c) Quiet and patient

d) Funny and careless

→ a) Harsh and instructive

15. What is the tone of Amanda’s imagination?

a) Calm and peaceful

b) Sad and fearful

c) Angry and frustrated

d) Boastful and proud

→ a) Calm and peaceful

16. What is the mood of the poem as a whole?

a) Oppressive and dreamy

b) Romantic and cheerful

c) Tragic and dark

d) Mysterious and adventurous

→ a) Oppressive and dreamy

17. The shift from reality to fantasy shows —

a) Amanda’s childish behavior

b) Her wish to escape reality

c) Her laziness

d) Her humor

→ b) Her wish to escape reality

18. What message does the poet convey through Amanda’s character?

a) Children should obey parents blindly

b) Parents should understand a child’s need for freedom

c) Children must never dream

d) Parents are always right

→ b) Parents should understand a child’s need for freedom

19. The poem’s final lines show the mother’s worry that —

a) Amanda might fall ill

b) Amanda might appear sulky or rude

c) Amanda will run away

d) Amanda dislikes her parents

→ b) Amanda might appear sulky or rude

20. The tone of the mother’s voice reflects —

a) Authority and control

b) Kindness

c) Laughter

d) Indifference

→ a) Authority and control

✨ Figures of Speech & Literary Devices (21–30)

21. “Don’t bite your nails, Amanda!” — shows:

a) Repetition

b) Imperative sentence

c) Alliteration

d) Irony

→ b) Imperative sentence

22. “Stop that slouching and sit up straight.” — shows:

a) Alliteration

b) Imagery

c) Simile

d) Hyperbole

→ a) Alliteration

23. “I am a mermaid, drifting blissfully.” — uses:

a) Metaphor

b) Simile

c) Personification

d) Irony

→ a) Metaphor

24. “Life in a tower is tranquil and rare.” — The word tranquil means —

a) Peaceful

b) Sad

c) Dangerous

d) Noisy

→ a) Peaceful

25. The poetic device in “Silence is golden, freedom is sweet” is —

a) Metaphor

b) Simile

c) Repetition

d) Allusion

→ a) Metaphor

26. The reference to “Rapunzel” is an example of —

a) Allusion

b) Personification

c) Simile

d) Hyperbole

→ a) Allusion

27. The rhyme scheme of the mother’s lines is —

a) aabb

b) abcb

c) free verse (no fixed rhyme)

d) abab

→ c) free verse (no fixed rhyme)

28. “I am an orphan, roaming the street” — expresses —

a) Joy of independence

b) Misery of loneliness

c) Anger towards others

d) Pride

→ a) Joy of independence

29. Which poetic device is used when Amanda imagines being someone else?

a) Personification

b) Imagery and Metaphor

c) Irony

d) Pun

→ b) Imagery and Metaphor

30. The entire poem reflects —

a) Conflict between authority and freedom

b) Adventure of childhood

c) Friendship and loyalty

d) Celebration of discipline

→ a) Conflict between authority and freedom

🎨 Summary Table: Tone, Mood & Figures of Speech

Element Description

Tone : (Mother) Nagging, Authoritative, Critical

Tone : (Amanda) Imaginative, Dreamy, Calm

Mood :  Oppressive (in real life), Peaceful (in imagination)

Figures of Speech: Metaphor, Alliteration, Imagery, Allusion, Irony, Repetition

Message : Every child needs space and understanding to grow freely.