CKLA Unit 3 Lesson 6

Multiple Choice

Why do you think poets use figurative language in their poems?

• To make their writing more interesting and vivid

• To confuse the reader

• To make the poem longer

• To avoid giving a clear message

Multiple Select

Select all statements that are true about the structure of the poem discussed in the slides.

• Each stanza has four lines.

• The poem has five stanzas.

• Each stanza has six lines.

• The poem is written in couplets.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following terms is used to describe a four-line stanza?

• Couplet

• Quatrain

• Sestet

• Octave

A

B

B

C

Open Ended

What is the rhyme scheme for the first quatrain?

D

E

E

F

Open Ended

What is the rhyme scheme for the second quatrain?

Open Ended

How does the rhyme pattern change in stanzas 3-5, and what are some examples of the slant rhymes used?

Open Ended

Why might Dickinson have introduced slant rhymes in the third stanza?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about changes in a poem's rhyme scheme?

• They usually have no effect on the poem's meaning.

• They typically reveal something about the poem's meaning.

• They make the poem harder to understand.

• They are always accidental.

Multiple Choice

What is a slant rhyme?

• A rhyme where words sound exactly the same

• A rhyme where words do not rhyme exactly but are still considered to rhyme

• A rhyme where words have no similar sounds

• A rhyme used only in songs

Multiple Choice

How does the speaker's description of the bird change from the beginning to the rest of the poem?

• The speaker uses more figurative language later in the poem

• The speaker stops describing the bird

• The speaker describes the bird in a negative way

• The speaker describes the bird as a predator throughout

Multiple Choice

Which of the following lines from the poem uses a simile?

• He glanced with rapid eyes

• They looked like frightened Beads, I thought

• He stirred his Velvet Head

• He bit an Angle Worm in halves

Open Ended

What actions does the speaker take toward the bird, and how does the bird respond?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are examples of figurative language used in the poem?

• Rowed him softer Home

• Like one in danger, Cautious

• Too silver for a seam

• All of the above

Open Ended

How does Dickinson use figurative language to describe the bird’s reaction in the poem? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

Open Ended

Dickinson compares the bird’s wings to the oars of a boat. How are rowing oars and flapping wings similar?

Multiple Choice

Which words in the final line of the poem describe what the butterflies are doing?

• Leap, plashless as they swim

• Unrolled his feathers

• Rowed him softer Home

• Too silver for a seam

Open Ended

Reflect on today's lesson: What is one new thing you learned about using figurative language in poetry, and how might you use it in your own writing?

Multiple Choice

How does the use of figurative language, such as similes and metaphors, affect the meaning of a poem?

• It makes the poem more interesting and vivid.

• It confuses the reader and makes the poem harder to understand.

• It has no effect on the meaning of the poem.

• It only describes the appearance of objects.