4TH GRADE POETRY!!!

Who is the narrator of the poem "Genius"?

• student

• child

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What personal triumph is described in the poem "Genius"?

• staying awake the longest

• creating a poem

• stopping a thief

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What is the speaker in the poem "Genius" worried about?

• whether a thief is breaking in

• whether his sister will approve of his poem

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Part A: Read this line from the poem, "Genius". The last verse of my poem leaves her silent as a mouse." What feeling does the phrase silent as a mouse suggest about the mood of the poem.

• joy

• anger

• triumph

• suspense

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Part B: What clues help you figure out the connotation of the phrase silent as a mouse?

• The spiral notebook in my hand provides her quick relief.

• She nods for me to read my work.

• I worry til she says, "We have a genius in the house."

• "Okay, "she says, then, props herself up vertically in bed.

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