Storm on the Island

What are the people in the poem preparing for ?

• A war

• A storm

• First day of school

• Death

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In what country does the poem infer it is located in?

• Scotland

• Wales

• Ireland

• Germany

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Why isn't this island a good place to farm?

• Too urban

• Weather is too harsh

• There's no one to do the work

• It's great for farming!

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What does the use of the collective pronouns imply?

• That they are part of a community and share the same thoughts

• That they think alone

• That there's 2 people talking

• I have no clue

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What tone do all the adjectives and onomatopoeia used?

• aggressive and harsh

• happy

• informal

• religious

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What technique is used in the line ' We are bombarded by the empty air'

• foreshadowing

• alliteration

• sibilance

• oxymoron

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CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

With what theme does the poem start?

• death

• safety and security

• hate

• love and peace

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

With what theme does the poem end with?

• loneliness and fear

• love and peace

• death and hate

• no clue

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In what line does the poem start to shift tone ?

• 'The sea is company'

• 'But no'

• 'Which might prove company, when it blows full'

• 'we are prepared'

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9