Simile: Willow and Ginkgo / Introduction to Poetry

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English
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8th Grade
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Stephanie Boyer
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Lines 1–4 of “Simile: Willow and Ginkgo” reveal that the ---
speaker is an artist
plants look very different
speaker dislikes both plants
plants grow next to each other
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The descriptions in lines 5–8 of “Simile: Willow and Ginkgo” help you visualize the trees by appealing to ---
sight
smell
sound
touch
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The poet most likely includes a stanza break after line 12 in “Simile: Willow and Ginkgo” because the ---
willow is becoming less beautiful
fifth stanza discusses only the ginkgo
fourth stanza is only one long sentence
fourth stanza discusses only the willow
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which excerpt from “Simile: Willow and Ginkgo” uses feminine ideas to help you visualize the willow?
“like a nymph with streaming hair”
“sleek as a velvet-nosed calf”
“dips to the water”
“like an etching”
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.7
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Lines 17–20 of “Simile: Willow and Ginkgo” emphasize the ---
beauty of plants in nature
dirtiness of many cities
strength of the ginkgo
love children have for nature
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
In lines 1–4 of “Introduction to Poetry,” the speaker ---
complains that people cannot understand poems
suggests new approaches to reading a poem
reveals the reasons that people enjoy poetry
persuades “them” to read different poems
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What does the poet compare to a poem in the metaphor in lines 9–11 of “Introduction to Poetry”?
a body of water
the author of a poem
a person waterskiing
the shore of a body of water
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
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