Poetry "Tattoo" by Gregg Shapiro
Questions and Answers
1. What is imagery?
D. Words that trigger the imagination to remember by appealing to the five senses
2. Read the line below from the poem “Tattoo” by Gregg Shapiro and answer the question that follows.
"his bone-crushing hugs"
Which poetic technique does Shapiro use in this line?
B. Imagery
3. The poem “Tattoo” by Gregg Shapiro takes a fictional look at which real-world issue?
C. The effect of the Holocaust on the children of survivors
4. What is figurative language?
A. Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning.
5. The speaker’s father in the poem “Tattoo” by Gregg Shapiro frustrates the speaker with his __?__?__?__ regarding the past.
D. Silence
6. What is a conceit?
B. A lengthy or extended metaphor
7. Read the line below from the poem “Tattoo” by Gregg Shapiro and answer the question that follows.
"I wear him like a cloak, sweat under the weight"
What is the bold part of the line an example of?
D. Simile
8. Which of the following is a possible effect of being a child of a Holocaust survivor experienced by the speaker in the poem “Tattoo” by Gregg Shapiro?
A. Survivor’s guilt
9. Which excerpt from the poem “Tattoo” by Gregg Shapiro is a symbol for the Holocaust experience?
A. “blue as blood on his left forearm”
10. Read the line below from the poem “Tattoo” by Gregg Shapiro and answer the question that follows.
"the nervous blue flash in his eyes"
Which poetic technique does Shapiro use in this line?
A. Imagery