“If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking”

“If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking”

by Emily Dickinson

1 If I can stop one heart from breaking

2 I shall not live in vain*

3 If I can ease one life the aching,

4 Or cool one pain,

5 Or help one fainting robin

6 Unto his nest again,

7 I shall not live in vain

*Definition of “vain”: without effect or avail; to no purpose

QUESTION 1:

What is the theme of this poem?

• Always help animals

• Even if you only do one small good thing, it is still a good thing

• Doing a good deed will always bring reward

• If you are going to do something good, make sure someone else sees it.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

“If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking”

by Emily Dickinson

1 If I can stop one heart from breaking

2 I shall not live in vain*

3 If I can ease one life the aching,

4 Or cool one pain,

5 Or help one fainting robin

6 Unto his nest again,

7 I shall not live in vain

*Definition of “vain”: without effect or avail; to no purpose

QUESTION 2:

What is the literary device used in lines 2 and 7?

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Irony

• Repetition

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

What reading strategies could you use when trying to analyze poetry?

• Reading more than once

• Chunking & Summarizing

• Context Clues

• Visualization

• Making Connections

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CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

Did you finish questions #1-6 multiple choice on the "President Cleveland, Where Are You?" Quiz?

• Yes

• No

• I don't remember

• I was absent and didn't take it

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6