Homework, I love you. I think that you’re great.
It’s wonderful fun when you keep me up late.
I think you’re the best when I’m totally stressed,
preparing and cramming all night for a test.
Homework, I love you. What more can I say?
I love to do hundreds of problems each day.
You boggle my mind and you make me go blind,
but still I’m ecstatic that you were assigned.
Homework, I love you. I tell you, it’s true.
There’s nothing more fun or exciting to do.
You’re never a chore, for it’s you I adore.
I wish that our teacher would hand you out more.
Homework, I love you. You thrill me inside.
I’m filled with emotions. I’m fit to be tied.
I cannot complain when you frazzle my brain.
Of course, that’s because I’m completely insane.

NESBITT, K. Homework I love you. Available at https://www.poetry4kids.com/poems/homework-i-love-
Access on: 29 may 2020.
Taking the poem into account and assuming the narrator is a student, consider the following statements:
I. The choice of plain language ensures that readers can easily understand the poem the first time they read it.
II. The tone of the poem is nostalgic since it describes some of the student’s memories of how things used to be at school.
III. The use of juxtaposition emphasizes the student’s view of homework as being enjoyable as well as burdensome.
IV. The last verse of the poem is quite revealing since it explains why the student has such feelings towards homework.
It is only correct what is stated in.

Question

Homework, I love you. I think that you’re great.
It’s wonderful fun when you keep me up late.
I think you’re the best when I’m totally stressed,
preparing and cramming all night for a test.
Homework, I love you. What more can I say?
I love to do hundreds of problems each day.
You boggle my mind and you make me go blind,
but still I’m ecstatic that you were assigned.
Homework, I love you. I tell you, it’s true.
There’s nothing more fun or exciting to do.
You’re never a chore, for it’s you I adore.
I wish that our teacher would hand you out more.
Homework, I love you. You thrill me inside.
I’m filled with emotions. I’m fit to be tied.
I cannot complain when you frazzle my brain.
Of course, that’s because I’m completely insane.

NESBITT, K. Homework I love you. Available at https://www.poetry4kids.com/poems/homework-i-love-
Access on: 29 may 2020.
Taking the poem into account and assuming the narrator is a student, consider the following statements:
I. The choice of plain language ensures that readers can easily understand the poem the first time they read it.
II. The tone of the poem is nostalgic since it describes some of the student’s memories of how things used to be at school.
III. The use of juxtaposition emphasizes the student’s view of homework as being enjoyable as well as burdensome.
IV. The last verse of the poem is quite revealing since it explains why the student has such feelings towards homework.
It is only correct what is stated in.

Accepted Answer

**Answer: C**

III and IV are correct.

Explanation:

- III discusses the use of juxtaposition, which is evident as the poem contrasts the enjoyable and burdensome aspects of homework.
- IV refers to the last verse revealing why the student feels that way about homework, which is shown in the poem's conclusion with the line about being "completely insane."

I and II are not accurate:

- I mentions plain language, which isn't highlighted as a key feature here.
- II describes the tone as nostalgic, but the poem doesn't focus on past memories; rather, it uses irony.

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