Poem - The Power of a Smile – Tupac Shakur TNPSC Group 2 2A Questions

General English - Unit VII: Literary Works - Figures of Speech, Appreciation and Analysis of Poetry, Lines of Significance (15 Q)

Poem - The Power of a Smile – Tupac Shakur MCQ Questions

1.
Who wrote the poem “The Power of a Smile”?
A.
Langston Hughes
B.
Tupac Shakur
C.
Maya Angelou
D.
W.H. Auden
ANSWER :
B. Tupac Shakur
2.
What is the main theme of the poem?
A.
Anger and power
B.
Natural forces
C.
The healing power of a smile
D.
War and peace
ANSWER :
C. The healing power of a smile
3.
Which emotion is described as something that “tears you apart”?
A.
Joy
B.
Sadness
C.
Anger
D.
Hope
ANSWER :
C. Anger
4.
“The power of wind can chill” – which poetic device is used here?
A.
Simile
B.
Metaphor
C.
Personification
D.
Hyperbole
ANSWER :
C. Personification
5.
What figure of speech is in “The power of a smile... can heal a frozen heart”?
A.
Metaphor
B.
Irony
C.
Alliteration
D.
Onomatopoeia
ANSWER :
A. Metaphor
6.
The line “can heal a frozen heart” implies:
A.
Smile can cure sadness
B.
Heart becomes ice
C.
Physical damage
D.
Summer arrives
ANSWER :
A. Smile can cure sadness