Poetry

If this were
a poem,
how many lines
would this be?

• 11
• 4
• 3.5
• 5

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

A free verse poem is..

• a poem that is free to copy without citing the source
• the oldest form of poetry
• a poem about freedom
• a poem that does not rhyme or have a regular meter

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

Poetry is

• a genre (type/form) of literature that is very expressive
• a set of words that MUST rhyme
• a type of writing that was invented by George Ella Lyon
• a type of thyming literature that MUST be written in lines and stanzas

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Denotation is

• the actual dictionary definition of a word
• what a word implies
• a type of figurative language
• a specific rhyme scheme in a poem

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Connotation is...

• the dictionary definition of a word
• figurative language
• the prior knowledge we have on a topic that a poem is about
• an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A poet is..

• the author of the poem
• the speaker of the poem
• the narrator of a poem
• someone who studied poetry in college and is now qualified to write a poem

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The speaker is...

• the 'narrator' of the poem
• the person who wrote the poem
• the person who reads the poem out loud
• the person who went to college for public speaking

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In poetry, form is..

• the appearance of the words on a page
• a group of words together on one line of the poem
• a group of lines arranged together
• the way in which you lift a weight

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In poetry, a line is..

• a group of words together on one line of the poem
• a group of lines arranged together
• the appearance of the words on the page
• a 180 degree angle

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

In poetry, a stanza is..

• a group of words together on four lines of a page
• a group of four lines of poetry
• a group of lines arranged together (looks like a paragraph)
• a Spanish word for standing

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9