The Poem that Will Not End

Why does the author use rhyme in stanza 3 ?

• to show alliteration

• to show onomatopoeia

• to show a simile

• to show a beat of the poem Rhythm

The author uses imagery in Going Bananas to illustrate the-

• the way a baby eats bananas

• to show how neat the baby eats

• to give help you hear what the baby is saying

• to show how Ryan feels about bananas

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

The poet uses a sound device in Rhythm to-

• make you see what Ryan is talking about

• the make you taste what Ryan is talking about

• to make you feel what Ryan is talking about

• to make you hear what Ryan is talking about

The author’s main/primary purpose in writing the text/selection is to-

• persuade you to become a artist who makes music

• to entertain you with a poem

• to inform you about Ryan and his love of writing poetry

• to describe what poetry looks like to Ryan

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Why does the poet use repetition in lines ?

• to confuse you as you read the poem

• to emphasize the importance of those lines

• to make you think you are making a mistake

• to decrease the importance of the lines

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is a theme in the poem labeled The Conductor?

• that writing a poem is easy

• that writing a poem can be fun in a storm

• that writing a poem is like conducting a symphony

• that writing a poem is hard work

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

How does the authors use of imagery help you to understand Captured in The Poem that Will Not End?

• to help you understand that Ryan's baby brother is messy

• to make you scared of reading poetry

• to give you a mental picture of what Ryan is going through

• to make the poem more entertaining.

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CCSS.RL.5.4