Fifth Grade Poetry

Read the poem, "Dreams" by Langston Hughes. The statement "Life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly" is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Exaggeration

• Hyperbole

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Reread the poem "Dreams" by Langston Hughes, if needed. Check TWO possible themes for this poem.

• Dreams are a waste of time.

• Dreams do not normally come true.

• Dreams give life purpose.

• Dreams are important to success and happiness.

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Choose a piece of evidence from the poem that BEST supports one of the themes you chose in Question 2.

• "Hold fast to dreams"

• "That cannot fly"

• "If dreams die"

• "Frozen with snow"

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What is the author's overall tone in the poem, "Dreams"?

• Somber

• Angry

• Joyful

• Cautious

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Read the poem, "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes. The phrase "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair" is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Allegory

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

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Reread this excerpt from "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes.

Well, son, I’ll tell you:

Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.

It’s had tacks in it,

And splinters,

And boards torn up,

And places with no carpet on the floor—

Bare.

What does the author MOST LIKELY mean in this excerpt?

• The stairs in the speaker's house are wood not crystal.

• The speaker hasn't had many challenges in life.

• The speaker's life has been very difficult and they have faced many challenges.

• The speaker's house needs a lot of repairs.

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The speaker of the poem, "Mother to Son" is...

• A mother

• The author

• An unknown narrator

• A son

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Reread the excerpt from "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes below.

But all the time

I’se been a-climbin’ on,

And reachin’ landin’s,

And turnin’ corners,

And sometimes goin’ in the dark

Where there ain’t been no light.

What can you infer about the speaker based on this excerpt?

• The speaker gives up easily.

• The speaker is brave and perseveres.

• The speaker is in good physical shape.

• The speaker is complaining about things being hard.

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Review the poem "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes. Which is the best possible theme of the poem?

• You have to persevere through life's challenges.

• Sometimes bad things happen to good people.

• Family should always be there for you.

• Always take the stairs because you will get stronger.

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Choose the best piece of evidence from the excerpt below that supports your answer for Question 9.

So boy, don’t you turn back.

Don’t you set down on the steps

’Cause you finds it’s kinder hard.

Don’t you fall now—

For I’se still goin’, honey,

I’se still climbin’,

And life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.

• "I'se still climbin'"

• "And life for me ain't been no crystal stair"

• "Don't you fall now"

• "So boy, don't you turn back."

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