Grade 9 -Elements of Poetry

Open Ended

Think of a poem you have written before. What was the topic and message that you shared to the reader?

Poll

If you were to write a poem about your life right now, which type of poetry would you use?

• LYRIC

• NARRATIVE

• DESCRIPTIVE

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Watch the poem and answer the questions that follow.

Multiple Choice

Who is the speaker in the poem?

• Hope

• Feather

• Emily Dickenson

• Bird

Multiple Choice

Who do you think is the addressee or reader?

• Someone who wants to make people cry

• Somebody who might have asked the poet to describe hope

• A preacher talking about religion

• A family member working at sea

Multiple Choice

How many stanzas and lines does the poem have? 

• 3 stanzas with 4 lines

• 3 stanzas with 5 lines

• 4 stanzas with 3 lines

• 4 stanzas with 5 lines

Open Ended

To which object is hope compared to? Pick lines to support your answer.

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​Answer: Hope is being compared to a bird as seen in the line “ is the thing with feathers, that perches in the soul”.

Open Ended

What is the theme (message) of the poem? 

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​Answer: Hope is miraculous and almost impossible to defeat. It  urges the readers to see it as essential, deeply part of  themselves.

Open Ended

Compose one poetic line that describes the most interesting part of the lesson in today’s session