The Echoing Green Day 3 Test RL.4.3 & 4.5

What arises at the beginning of the poem and descends at the end?

• the sun
• a bell
• a bird
• an oak tree

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is the setting of this poem?

• a bush where birds live
• the nest of a bird
• the home of Old John
• the echoing green

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.4

Read the 2nd stanza. What can you infer about Old John?

• He spends most of his time worrying.
• He used to play on the echoing green.
• He likes being an old man more than a boy.
• He doesn't get along well with other old folk.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Who/what are "the little ones" in line 21?

• mothers
• old folk
• young birds
• boys and girls

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is the theme of the poem?

• the power of dreams
• importance of hard work
• joy of playing outdoors
• disappointment of old age

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Whom does "our" refer to in line 15?

• old folks sitting under an oak tree
• mothers whose laps sisters and brothers gather
• people who ring merry bells to welcome spring
• boys and girls playing on echoing green

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.4

How did William Blake use stanzas in "The Echoing Green"

• There are two stanzas. He broke up the stanzas based on the different sounds of birds. The first stanza talks about how the blue jay sings so sweetly. The second stanza shows how the owl hoots at night.

• There is only one stanza and it tells about all the children playing at the park.

• There are three stanzas. He broke up the stanzas based on each part of the day--the morning in the first stanza, Old John and the old folk’s reflection in the second stanza, and the end of the day in the third. He helps show this by using sound words like "the merry bells ring" (line 4) and "does laugh away care" (line 12). The third stanza has a quieter tone with no sound words. This is done intentionally to show that the day is ending.

• There are three stanzas. He broke up the stanzas based on each color of the birds--the blue bird in the first stanza, Old John and the red bird in the second stanza, and the yellow canary in the third.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

How did William Blake use repetition in "The Echoing Green"?

• Blue bird (line 6) and blue bird (line 12) to show the reader that the poem is all about birds.

• Merry bells ring (line 3) and merry bells ring (line 8) to show the reader that the poem has lots of sound.

• Old John (line11) and Old John (line 22) to show the reader that an older person is in the poem.

• Sun (line 1) and sun (line 23); to show the reader that the poem takes place over the course of a day “seen On the Echoing Green” (lines 9-10), “seen On the Echoing Green” (lines 19-20), “seen On the darkening Green” (lines 29-30); to remind the reader of the setting and to to show that each stanza is describing the same spot

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.4

How did William Blake use rhythm in “The Echoing Green”?

• The rhythm slows down in the 3rd stanza; this gives the poem an upbeat and happy feeling in the beginning, and a slower, quiet feeling at the end.

• The rhythm speeds up in the 3rd stanza; this give the poem an sad and lonely feeling in the beginning, and a faster, loud feeling at the end.

• There is no rhythm in the poem.

• Rhythm is never in poems , it is only in songs.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is a stanza?

• words, phrases, or lines that are repeated

• a strong regular repeated pattern of movement or sound

• a figure of speech that directly compares two different things. It is usually in a phrase that begins with "as" or "like.

• small section of a poem. It can be 1 line or many

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.4