DIRECT TEACH: 11/14

​Friday November 14th
LO: I will identify the author’s purpose and message, while explaining the interactions between characters, and identifying figurative language within poems.

By Mrs. Lapaquette

Multiple Choice

Which purpose focuses on teaching or explaining an idea or concept?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Express

Multiple Choice

Which purpose focuses on convincing the reader to believe an idea or opinion?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Express

Multiple Choice

Which purpose focuses on sharing a feeling, thought, or experience?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Express

Multiple Choice

Which purpose focuses on pure enjoyment or emotional response?

• Persuade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Express

Multiple Choice

All are definitions for THEME except:

• Life lesson, message, or moral

• The BIG IDEA in a poem

• A problem or issue in the poem

• What the poet wants readers to learn

Multiple Choice

What is a simile?

• Comparing two things without using "like or as"

• Giving non-human things human characteristics

• An exaggeration on a feeling or thought

• Comparing two things using "like or as"

• A same sound or letter occurring at the beginning of words

Multiple Choice

What is personification?

• Comparing two things without using "like or as"

• Giving non-human things human characteristics

• An exaggeration on a feeling or thought

• Comparing two things using "like or as"

• A same sound or letter occurring at the beginning of words

Multiple Choice

What is a metaphor?

• Comparing two things without using "like or as"

• Giving non-human things human characteristics

• An exaggeration on a feeling or thought

• Comparing two things using "like or as"

• A same sound or letter occurring at the beginning of words

Multiple Choice

What is alliteration?

• Comparing two things without using "like or as"

• Giving non-human things human characteristics

• An exaggeration on a feeling or thought

• Comparing two things using "like or as"

• A same sound or letter occurring at the beginning of words

Multiple Choice

What is a hyperbole?

• Comparing two things without using "like or as"

• Giving non-human things human characteristics

• An exaggeration on a feeling or thought

• Comparing two things using "like or as"

• A same sound or letter occurring at the beginning of words

​Drum Dream Girl By Margarita Engle

1 On an island of music

in a city of drumbeats

the drum dream girl

dreamed

5 of pounding tall conga drums

tapping small bongó drums

and boom boom booming

with long, loud sticks

on big, round, silvery
10 moon-bright timbales.

But everyone

on the island of music

in the city of drumbeats

believed that only boys

15 should play drums

Multiple Choice

What is the main figurative device used in lines 1-3 of the poem?

• Simile

  
  

• Personification

  
  

• Metaphor

  
  

• Onomatopoeia

  
  

Multiple Choice

What type of figurative language is used in the phrase "boom boom booming" (line 7)?

• Onomatopoeia

  
  

• Hyperbole
  

• Alliteration
  

• Metaphor

  
  

Multiple Choice

What is the author's likely purpose for writing this poem?

•  To challenge gender stereotypes about who should play drums

• To entertain readers with a funny story about drums

•  To provide factual information about different types of drums

• To persuade readers to visit an island of music

Multiple Choice

Based on the poem, what obstacle does the drum dream girl face?

• She doesn't know how to play the drums

•  She can't afford to buy drums

• Society believes only boys should play drums

• The drums are too heavy for her to carry

Multiple Choice

What can you infer about the setting of this poem?

• It takes place in a quiet countryside

• It takes place in a modern American city

• It takes place in a school music classroom

• It takes place in a culture with strong musical traditions

so the drum dream girl

had to keep dreaming

Quiet

secret

20 drumbeat

dreams.

At outdoor cafés that looked like gardens

she heard drums played by men

but when she closed her eyes

25 she could also hear

her own imaginary

music.

When she walked under

wind-wavy palm trees

30 in a flower-bright park

she heard the whir of parrot wings

the clack of woodpecker beaks

the dancing tap

of her own footsteps

35 and the comforting pat

of her own

Heartbeat.

Multiple Choice

What type of figurative language is used in the line 29 "wind-wavy palm trees”

• Simile
  

• Personification
  

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

  
  

Multiple Choice

What is the main message conveyed in this excerpt from the poem?

• The importance of playing musical instruments outdoors

• The value of perseverance despite societal limitations

• The beauty of nature and its connection to music

• The difference between male and female musicians

Multiple Choice

How does the character in the poem change throughout the excerpt?

• She becomes more rebellious against her parents

•  She becomes more confident in her musical abilities

•  She finds internal sources of rhythm and music despite external limitations

• She gives up on her dream of playing the drums

At carnivals, she listened

to the rattling beat

40 of towering

dancers

on stilts

and the dragon clang

of costumed drummers

45 wearing huge masks.

At home, her fingertips

rolled out their own

dreamy drum rhythm

on tables and chairs...

50 and even though everyone

kept reminding her that girls

on the island of music

have never played drums

the brave drum dream girl

55 dared to play

tall conga drums

small bongó drums

and big, round, silvery

moon-bright timbales.

60 Her hands seemed to fly like a rhythmic bird

Multiple Choice

How does the character change throughout the poem?

•  She transforms from a listener to a performer

•  She becomes less interested in drums

•  She gives up her dream because of social pressure

• She decides to play only one type of drum

Multiple Choice

What does the phrase "moon-bright timbales" represent?

• The time of day when she practices her drums

• The sound made by the drums to be moon-like

• Personification by comparing the drums to moons

• Imagery highlighting the appearance of the drums

Multiple Choice

Which figurative language device is used in the line 60 "Her hands seemed to fly like a rhythmic bird"?

• Alliteration
  

• Metaphor
  

• Simile
  

• Personification

  
  

as they rippled

rapped

and pounded

all the rhythms

65 of her drum dreams.

Her big sisters were so excited

that they invited her to join

their new all-girl dance band

but their father said only boys

70 should play drums.

So the drum dream girl

had to keep dreaming

and drumming

alone

75 until finally

her father offered

to find a music teacher

who could decide if her drums

deserved

80 to be heard.

The drum dream girl’s

teacher was amazed.

The girl knew so much

but he taught her more

85 and more

and more

and she practiced

and she practiced

and she practiced

Multiple Choice

Which figurative language technique is used in the lines "as they rippled/rapped/and pounded/all the rhythms/of her drum dreams"?

• Simile

  
  

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

How does the drum dream girl's character change throughout the poem?

• She gives up her dream of playing drums

• She becomes angry and rebellious toward her father

• She moves from practicing alone to gaining recognition for her talent

• She loses interest in drums and joins her sisters' dance band instead

Multiple Choice

What is the turning point in the poem?

• When the girl's sisters invite her to join their band
  

• When the girl practices more and more
  

• When the music teacher is amazed by her talent
  

• When her father offers to find her a music teacher

until the teacher agreed

that she was ready

to play her small bongó drums

outdoors at a starlit café

that looked like a garden

95 where everyone who heard

her dream-bright music

sang

and danced

and decided

100 that girls should always

be allowed to play

drums

and both girls and boys

should feel free

105 to dream.

Multiple Choice

What is the main message of this poem?

• Girls should not be allowed to play drums

• Boys should be allowed to play drums

• Both girls and boys should feel free to dream

• Music should only be played indoors

Multiple Choice

How does the setting of the café contribute to the poem's meaning?

• It shows that music belongs only in formal concert halls

• It creates a magical atmosphere where dreams can come true

• It suggests that the girl's music is not good enough for indoor venues

• It emphasizes that drums are too loud to be played inside

Multiple Choice

What change occurs in the characters who hear the girl play?

• They become angry at the noise and tell her to stop

• They accept the idea of girls playing drums

• They realize that girls are just as good as boys

• They tell the girl she isn’t good enough to play the drums

Multiple Choice

What can we infer about the girl's situation before the events in this poem?

• She was already a professional drummer

• She was encouraged by everyone to play drums

• She faced resistance to playing drums because of her gender

• She preferred to play other instruments instead of drums