Lengths of Time

Read line 8 from the poem-

Hurrylikethis

The lack of spaces between the words creates a sense of

• mystery

• feeling rushed

• happiness

• feeling surprised

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the message of this poem?

• Time moves at the same pace no matter what is happening.

• Time seems to pass more quickly in the morning than in the evening.

• The passage of time is usually noticed more by older people than by younger people.

• Time seems to pass at different speeds depending on what we are doing.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

How is line 21 important to the poem?

Whoosh!

• It shows that the speaker is confused.

• It shows that the speaker has to leave.

• It suggests that the speaker is having fun.

• It uses a sound to describe the speaker's experience.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.5

In line 1 of the poem, what does peculiar mean?

• Strange

• Certain

• Sensible

• Cautious

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Read line 12 from the poem

~Notice an hour crawls along and crawls along~

Which of these does the poet use in line 12 to help the reader understand that time seems to pass slowly?

• Repetition

• Meter

• A line break

• Rhyme

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

The first stanza is important to the poem because it--

• describes an experience the speaker enjoys

• introduces the subject of the poem

• identifies the setting of the poem

• reveals the speaker's feelings

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

In line 9, what does the word plod mean?

• go slowly

• go quickly

• get older

• eat dinner

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

In stanza 3, what word rhymes with park?

• noon

• dark

• sky

• playground

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CCSS.RF.1.2A

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.K.1D

CCSS.RF.K.2A

In stanza 2, what is time compared to?

• making dinner

• building a house

• a snail

• being sick

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.5

In stanza 3, what is time compared to?

• a horse race

• a dinner at grandma's house

• a game in the park

• a plane in the sky

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.5.4