Poetry EOG Review 4th

EOG Review

Theme and Story Elements

RL.4.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize

the text.

RL.4.3 Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on

specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).

L.4.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances

in word meanings.

Multiple Choice

Read the following sentence.

The, mountains can be stood silently, glaring down at us with pure disdain.

This is an example of: 

• hyperbole
• metaphor
• simile
• personification

Multiple Choice

Why would a poet use repetition?

• 1. To make the poem sound nice

• 1. To make sure everything rhymes

• To call your attention to important words in the poem.

• 1. To make sure you are familiar with the words

Multiple Choice

The theme of a story is the...

• main character.

• message about life that the author expresses.

• sequence of events.

• short summary of what the story is about.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following could be the theme of a story?

• Fear is more dangerous than any beast.

• A brave young girl pretends to be a man and takes her father's place in the army.

• a fear of heights

• "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too."

Open Ended

What do you think the poem will be about?

Multiple Choice

According to he poem, how does the speaker feel on his/her worst day?

• The speaker feels like the Rocky Mountains, standing tall and proud on the shoulders of his/her parents.

• The speaker feels full of joy in Florida because he/she is being joined to parents.

• The speaker feels like the Great Plains, stretching out toward the horizon and filling a window.

• The speaker feels like Florida, like he/she is being torn away from parents.

Multiple Choice

According to he poem, how does the speaker feel on the best day?

• The speaker feels like the Rocky Mountains, standing tall and proud on the shoulders of his/her parents.

• The speaker feels full of joy in Florida because he/she is being joined to parents.

• The speaker feels like the Great Plains, stretching out toward the horizon and filling a window.

• The speaker feels like Florida, like he/she is being torn away from parents.

Multiple Choice

In the beginning of the poem, the speaker describes the "worst day."

How does the description of the worst day compares to the description of the best day?

• It is much longer than the description of the best day.

• It is much shorter than the description of the best day.

• It is the same length as the description of the best day.

Multiple Choice

What feature is repeated in the poem?

• the first-person pronoun I

• the word

• the image of an island

• Florida

Multiple Choice

What is the poem about?

• The poem is about the speaker's upbringing and imagining him/herself as a mountain.

• The poem is about the speaker's parents and how they didn't prepare the speaker for life.

• The poem is about how much the speaker enjoys the landscape and landforms of our nation.

• This poem is about how mountains can be a positive or negative influence.

Multiple Choice

What feeling is created by the description of the speaker as a mountain?

• The mountain seems to shrink, just as the speaker seems to be less confident.

• The mountain seems to grow taller and wider, just as the speaker grows in wisdom and strength.

• The speaker is being compared to a mountain not an island.

• The mountain seems to crumble, just as the speaker feels as if he or she is drifting away.

Multiple Choice

What is the theme of the poem?

• A lot of who you are as a person comes from the way you are raised.

• A lot of who you are as a person has nothing to do with your parents.

• A lot of who you are as a person comes from how you imagine yourself to be.

• A lot of who you are as a person comes from where you live in the world.

Multiple Choice

Choose the detail that helps you determine the theme of the poem.

• "I rise into the air, my hair a / mist against the blue of sky."

• "I am the Rocky Mountains.".

• "They are my parents' broad shoulders I stand on."

• "I am not an island."

Poll

How well did you understand the questions?

How do you think you did?

• I understood very well and I think I did GREAT! 😁

• I understood the questions.

  I reread the text and did GOOD.

  😊

• I did O.K.

  But, I need to reread more to make sure I understand some things.

  😐

• I didn't understand every question. I needed to reread!

  I know I can do BETTER if I do this!

  🤔