"Because I Could Not Stop for Death" Practice

Based on the title of the poem, we can assume that the subject will be _________.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Use context clues to create meaning for the underlined word.

We slowly drove - he knew no haste

• traffic

• obstacle

• rush

• directions

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Use context clues to create meaning for the underlined word.

And I had put away

My labor and my leisure too,

For his Civility -

• to follow his rules

• to become a citizen

• to be lazy

• for him to understand

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Use context clues to create meaning for the underlined word.

The Dews drew quivering and Chill -

• trembling or shaking

• solidly or firmly

• warmly or friendlily

• slowly or hesitantly

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Read the following:

"The Dews drew quivering and Chill –

For only Gossamer, my Gown –

My Tippet – only Tulle –"

Gossamer is a thin substance, like a cobweb. Tulle is a thin material used to make veils. What type of outfit do you think the speaker is describing?

• Religious Uniform

• Heavy Coat or Robe

• Burial or Funeral Clothes

• Wedding Dress

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Use context clues to create meaning for the underlined word.

We paused before a House that seemed

A Swelling of the Ground –

• Church

• Cave

• Mansion

• Grave

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What word or phrase best helps create meaning for the underlined word?

We paused before a House that seemed

A Swelling of the Ground –

• Paused

• Swelling of the Ground

• before a House

• that seemed

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Use context clues to creat meaning for the underlined word.

Since then – 'tis Centuries – and yet

Feels shorter than the Day

I first surmised the Horses' Heads

Were toward Eternity –

• understood or believed

• experienced or witnessed

• surprised or scared

• denied or rejected

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

True or False: At the end of the poem, we learn that the speaker has been dead for a long time.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Multiple Interpretations: Which of the following interpretations do you agree with most?

• The speaker believes death is calm and peaceful.

• The speaker was unprepared for death.

• The speaker misses being alive.

• The speaker thinks death is scary.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9