5th Grade iReady Poetic Elements and Figurative Language

​5th Grade iReady Poetic Elements and Figurative Language

​ On the Way

to School

Multiple Select

Read the second stanza (lines 6-10) of the poem:

"Today, on the way to school, I decide to give it a try.

As I walk, thoughts begin to fill my head,

a buzzing beehive of activity.

I take a breath and allow them to pass,

like air let out of a balloon. "

Select TWO underlined phrases that show how the poet uses figurative language to help the reader picture the speaker's thoughts.

• Today, on the way to school, I decided to give it a try.

• As I walk, thoughts begin to fill my head.

• a buzzing beehive of activity.

• I take a breath and allow them to pass,

• like air let out of a balloon.

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the repeated use of the word "whoosh" in the poem?

20 Then I notice- thinking, thinking, Whoosh

30 Then I notice- thinking, thinking, Whoosh

• to show that the speaker needs to remember to be mindful

• to explain how the speaker feels about practicing mindfulness

• to describe the sounds in the world around the speaker

• to prove that the speaker has trouble staying calm

Multiple Select

Read the sentence below. Choose the word pairs or phrase to complete the sentence about the poem.

In the poem, onomatopoeia (words that sound like what they mean) is used through the words ________ and _________ to show that the speaker feels __________________.

• smack, splash

• pulls, warm

• aware of what is happening around them

• confused about how to let go of thoughts

• frightened by the loud noises around them

​ Winter's Gifts

Multiple Choice

In line 14, what is the effect of the words, "I can hear the soul softly call"?

• to tell about a familiar feeling from inside

• to share an unexpected message

• to describe the voice of an unknown person

• to explain a forgotten childhood memory

• to create a sense of sadness

Multiple Select

Read the sentence below.

Choose one word or phrase to correctly complete the sentence.

The poet uses the word _____ and the phrase _________ to personify winter by giving it humanlike qualities.

• "shimmer"

• "sneaks"

• "sleeping trees"

• "painted clouds"

Multiple Choice

Which stanza uses language to separate the speaker from the poet?

• stanza 1

  Winter sneaks in bearing gifts.

  First, it spreads a thick, white coat

  over the trees and the dry land.

  It gently buries the fallen leaves.

• stanza 2

  Then it spills out jewels for show.

  Bright diamonds catch on branches

  and shimmer on the ground.

  They catch the colors of the light.

• stanza 3

  The world becomes still.

  The rippling ponds stop and gaze.

  They mirror the sleeping trees

  and the frozen, painted clouds.

• stanza 4

  In the deep quiet, the mind slowly clears.

  I can hear the soul softly call.

  It welcomes me home.