A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long

Instead of watching a lot of television, the speaker and her family---

• read more books.
• talked to one another more.
• went to church more.
• were even more bored.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What does "black coffee" in line 15 refer to?

• books
• beverage
• Black authors
• music

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Hardback books 

• remind the speaker of visiting the bookstore.
• take the speaker to faraway places.
• remind the speaker of black coffee.
• remind the speaker of her grandmother.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

"And Mrs. Long opened that wardrobe but no lions or witches scared me" is an example of

• Stanza
• Idiom
• Allusion
• Repetion

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Why was it difficult for Mrs. Long at the big library uptown?

• The library uptown was far away.
• There was a strict dress code.
• Blacks were not allowed.
• People would humiliate her.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which word best describes the speaker?

• lazy
• moody
• disappointed
• optimistic

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Form is the organization or structure of a work of writing.  The form of this poem creates

• an informal feel.
• a formal tone.
• poetry.
• its figurative language.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

Tone expresses the writer's attitude toward his or her subject.  What word best describes the poem's tone?

• angry
• sad
• humorous
• affectionate

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

How many stanzas are in this poem?

• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Which stylistic element does Giovanni use the least?

• punctuation/capitalization
• stanzas/line lengths
• figurative language
• sound devices

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5