Inferring in Poetry

We see them sitting under trees

at night, in my yard, like a photo of a family.

Then they dart away, their tails held high,

six white arrows point at the sky.

Into the night they disappear,

and though they move as quick as spears

a little later they'll be back here.

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​Listen as I read the following poem.

Visualize what is happening! There will be questions about it!

Multiple Choice

We see them sitting under trees

at night, in my yard, like a photo of a family.

Which words offer a clue that two things are being compared?

• like a photo

• like a painting of nature
• in my yard

• sitting under trees

Multiple Choice

We see them sitting under trees

at night, in my yard, like a photo of a family.

INFER - Which two things are being compared?

• people playing games in the yard and a family photo

• yards and a family photo

• animals resting under trees at night and a family photo

• trees and yards

Multiple Choice

Then they dart away, their tails held high,

six white arrows point at the sky.

Which phrase is a metaphor?

• Then they dart away

• their tails held high

• they are running with high tails

• six white arrows point at the sky

Multiple Choice

Then they dart away, their tails held high,

six white arrows point at the sky.

What is being compared in these lines?

• deer tails and arrows

• their tails held high

• darts and tails

• deer and arrows

Multiple Choice

Into the night they disappear,

and though they move as quick as spears

a little later they'll be back here.

What is being compared in these lines? Is it a simile or a metaphor?

• Night and deer are being compared;

  it is a metaphor.

• Deer running and flying spears are being compared;

  it is a simile.

• Deer running and flying spears are being compared;

  it is a metaphor.

• Disappearing and coming back are being compared;

  it is a simile.

Categorize

Options (13)

stanzas

paragraphs

rhyme

rhythm

descriptions

setting

dialogue

verse

theme

script

stage directions

actors

scenes

Structural Elements of Genres

What can you see in a poem(4) drama/a play(4), all of them (4), prose/a story(1)

Poetry

All of them

prose/story

drama/play

​What is this poem mostly about?

Poll

Does ANY part of this poem have rhythm or rhyme?

• No. Nothing rhymes or have rhythm.

  It is a lyric poem.

• Yes. there is some rhyme and rhythm.

  It is a lyric poem.

• Yes. there is some rhyme and rhythm.

  It is a haiku poem.

• No. Nothing rhymes or have rhythm.

  It is a haiku poem.

Multiple Choice

Who is the speaker?

What perspective or thoughts and feelings, the poet is writing about?

• The speaker is the author.

  She uses the pronoun "I".

• The speaker is a human child.

  She uses the pronoun "I".

• The speaker is a termite.

  She uses the pronoun "I".

• The speaker is a chimpanzee.

  She uses the pronoun "I".

Word Cloud

What word(s) could you use to describe the chimpanzee?

(BASED ON ITS ACTIONS- WHAT IT DOES)

Hotspot

Why does the chimpanzee make the branch all bare?

Dropdown

What is being compared?​

Select answer

Multiple Choice

What type of comparison is it?​

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• summary

Open Ended

Since the author compared "brittle" bugs to ​potato chips, what can you concludes the word "brittle" means?

Multiple Choice

What is this poem about?

• The poem is about a chimpanzee's ability to find get food.

• The poem describes a termite living in a hole.

• The poem is about a chimpanzee eating leaves from a branch.

• The poem is about a chimpanzee describing his/her day.

​We do

​Take a minute to read and discuss the poem in your group.

Open Ended

Share your thoughts!

What were your observations about the poem "Rat"?

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