EXERCISE ON 'LIFE'S BRIEF CANDLE'

LIFE’S BRIEF CANDLE – Read and understand the poem first, and then circle the correct answers in all the question below

LIFE’S BRIEF CANDLE

To-morrow, to-morrow, to-morrow,

Creeps in this petty pace from day to day

To the last syllable of recorded time,

And all our yesterdays have lighted fools

The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!

Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player,

That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,

And then is heard no more; it is a tale

Told by an idiot, full of sound an fury,

Signifying nothing.

William Shakespeare

Which word or phrase means the future? a.        full of b.       day to day c.        to-morrow d.       recorded time	The word frets means talks a lot moves a lot worries a lot performs a lot
Describe the feeling of the persona a.        Sad b.       Happy c.        Excited d.       Positive	In line 7, the ‘stage’ refers to life play actor speaker
The phrase ’is heard no more’ shows that a.        the play has stopped b.       the player is nervous c.        when we die, we are forgotten d.       the player does not act anymore	Time is personified in the word tale fury candle To-morrow
To strut is to a.        crawl slowly b.       walk proudly c.        tiptoe quietly d.       stroll aimlessly	What creeps in this ‘petty pace’? Life Stage Death Yesterday
Present is signified by a.        yesterdays b.       to-morrow c.        day to day	The phrase of recorded time means everybody eventually dies events are recorded in a book the time spent has been recorded
In the poem, death is referred to as a.        petty pace b.       brief candle c.        full of sound d.       the last syllable	The phrase Told by an idiot means do not believe in fools the fool has told a story life is a story told  by a foolish person
The main theme of the poem is life is a.        problematic b.       moving slowly c.        full of adventure d.       meaningless and temporary	The fools in line 4 are people who a.        are responsible. b.       have no studied well. c.        do not know what to do. d.       forget that death awaits them.