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[OLD] Unit 5: Elements of Poetry

[OLD] Unit 5: Elements of Poetry

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English

10th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

CCSS
RL.9-10.10, RL.6.3, RI.11-12.5

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Standards-aligned

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Clara Allsup

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9 Slides • 17 Questions

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Unit 5

MODULE 1


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​ELEMENTS OF A POEM Sound and Structure

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OBJECTIVES

LANGUAGE

Students will listen

for patterns with
sounds in poetry.

CONTENT

Students will distinguish
between different types of
sound elements in poetry.

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What does a poem

look like?

What does a poem

sound like?

Read and label

poems

TODAY WE WILL:

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Part 1: What does a poem look like?
Structure and Form

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Match

Match the following

where the line of text ends in a poem

one line of a poem

a group of lines ("paragraph") of a poem

line break

verse

stanza

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Hotspot

Select the box that shows a stanza.

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Hotspot

Select the box that shows a line.

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Hotspot

Select the box that shows a line break.

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Part 2: What does a poem sound like?
Sound Elements

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Match

Match the following poetry vocabulary to its definition:

when 2 or more words have the same ending sound

using the same word or phrase many times

repeating the same sound at the beginning of a word

rhyme

repetition

alliteration

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Labelling

Click "play" to listen to the poem. Label the examples of alliteration and rhyme.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image
rhyme
alliteration

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Literal Language

Figurative Language

The real meaning of words or phrases.

Exaggerated language used to express ideas in
fresh, imaginative ways. Is different from
“literal” meaning.

“He ran fast.”

“He ran like the wind.”

Types of Language

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Match

Match the following types of language to the definition:

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the real meaning of words or phrases

exaggerated or creative language used to express ideas

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literal language

figurative language

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Multiple Choice

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Is this literal or figurative language? The grass looks green.

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literal

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figurative

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Is this literal or figurative language? The grass looks like spiky green hair.

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literal

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figurative

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Multiple Choice

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Is this literal or figurative language? The sand scratches at my toes when I walk over it.

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literal

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figurative

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Is this literal or figurative language? The sand feels rough.

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literal

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figurative

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Part 2: What is inside a poem?
Figurative Language

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Personification

Type of figurative language where

non-humans (things or animals)
are described like they are people

“The freezing wind bit at
my face while I waited for

the bus.”

Figurative Language

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Similes and Metaphors

A simile is when two things are

compared using like or as.

A metaphor is when two different
nouns are being described as though

they were the same.

Figurative Language

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Match

Match the following poetry vocabulary words to the definition:

an expression that is an exaggeration

directly compares 2 nouns

compares 2 things using like or as

describes non-humans like they are humans

hyperbole

metaphor

simile

personification

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Multiple Choice

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Is this a simile or metaphor? My sister is the devil.

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simile

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metaphor

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Multiple Choice

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Is this a simile or metaphor? My shoes smell like garbage.

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simile

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metaphor

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Multiple Choice

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What is this an example of? Time was falling asleep.

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hyperbole

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metaphor

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personification

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rhyme

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Multiple Choice

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What is this an example of? The stars danced throughout the night sky.

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hyperbole

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metaphor

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personification

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rhyme

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Multiple Choice

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What is this an example of? She doesn’t want to hurt your feelings, so she sugarcoats everything.

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hyperbole

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metaphor

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personification

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rhyme

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Unit 5

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​ELEMENTS OF A POEM Sound and Structure

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