Stage Fright

By Angela Baeten

​ELA.5.R.1.2: Explain the development of stated or implied theme(s) throughout a literary text.

Multiple Choice

•    The termination or end of one line in a poem, and the beginning of a new line.

(Poetic elements)

• Imagery

• Verses

• Line Break

• Rhyme

Multiple Choice

•Language and poetic techniques used to appeal to the reader’s senses (sight, sound, smell, etc.) to create mental pictures and cause emotions in the reader.

(Poetic element)

• Form

• Rhythm

• Imagery

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are Phrases that have a meaning that is very different from its individual parts.

Multiple Choice

When human characteristics are given to something that is not human.

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Simile

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If you are

, you have a strong desire to succeed at something.

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is feeling pleased when you accomplish something.

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If you

, you shook or trembled from fear or cold.

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If you 

something, you learned it by heart.

Multiple Choice

•A group of lines in a poem, separated by space from other stanzas, much like a paragraph in prose.

(Poetic element)

• Form

• Stanza

• Rhyme

• Line break

Multiple Choice

•A three-line form of Japanese poetry. The first and last lines of the poem have five syllables, and the second or middle line has seven.

(Types of poems)

• Free verse

• Limerick

• Haiku

Multiple Choice

•        Poetry that does not have a rhyme scheme or a consistent metrical pattern.

(Types of poems)

• Free Verse

• Limerick

• Haiku

Multiple Choice

• exaggerating for a purpose – it is not meant to be taken literally, and it's used to emphasize a point.

(Figurative language)

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Simile

Multiple Choice

•A humorous poem that follows a fixed structure of five lines and a rhyme scheme of AABBA.

(Types of Poems)

• Haiku

• Limerick

• Free Verse

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Open Ended

Turn and Talk: What is the theme of “Stage Fright”?

ELA.5.R.1.2: Explain the development of stated or implied theme(s) throughout a literary text.

​Theme:

It’s worthwhile to perform, even when your performance is not perfect

Open Ended

Turn and Talk: The word long can refer to a period of time, or it can also mean “to want or desire something.” Which meaning of long is used in line 4 of “Catching Quiet”? How do you know?

ELA.5.V.1.3: Use context clues, figurative language, word relationships, reference materials, and/or background knowledge to determine the meaning of multiple-meaning and unknown words and phrases, appropriate to grade level.

​Homograph

It refers to a period of time. The line before it says, “you have to be quick,” meaning the quiet won’t be around for a long time.

Open Ended

Reread the poem. Why does the poet use repetition? Cite specific evidence in your answer.

POETIC ELEMENTS

​Repetition

Repetition helps the poet emphasize the theme that peace and quiet in the city is rare and should be cherished. The poet repeats the words before and after to emphasize that a person can find quiet in the city between two sounds if they wait patiently for it.

BLUE GROUP: I Want to Ride (first read)

ORANGE GROUP: Clearing the Jungle (first read)

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