Think you’ve got your head wrapped around the mother? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. What hot-button issue does "the mother" take on?
Fracking
Offshore drilling
Abortion
The elimination of the penny
Q. What poetic device is used throughout the poem?
Apostrophe
Anaphora
Anaconda
Chiasmus
Q. Who is "the mother"?
The speaker
The speaker's mother
The speaker's grandmother
Mrs. Weasley
Q. What is the name for grammatical phrases that begin with "if"?
Command
Past perfect
Conditional
Conditioners
Q. Who are the "sweets" in the poem?
The readers of the poem
The speaker's non-existent children
The Sesame Street Gang
Pro-choice politicians