Poetry (line breaks, figurative language, cap./punc.) and Fiction (big idea, inferring)

A line break in poetry is...

• All the lines in the poem

• The end of a stanza and beginning of the next stanza

• The end of a line and beginning of the next line

• The switch of mood in a poem

An enjambment in a poem is...

• When a poet breaks a line in the middle of a sentence or phrase

• When a poet writes a poem about jam

• When a poet uses line breaks

• When a poet breaks a line at the end of a complete sentence

Poets use punctuation and capitalization (or lack of punctuation and capitalization) in order to--

• show that you don't always need punctuation or capitalization.

• to express something in particular about their theme or message.

• to make sure the reader stops in the correct places.

• display how poets should always use punctuation and capitalization.

Read the following student poem entitled "#19".

The poet's use of capitalization in the poem emphasizes--

• the poet's point of view that touchdowns are the most important part of football.

• the poet expressing his deep love for football.

• the poet expressing his deep excitement of making a touchdown.

• the poet's point of view that touchdowns are unimportant.

Reread the poem "#19".

What is the poet expressing through the figurative language in lines 2 and 3?

• Wind is important when playing sports outside.

• The wind is pushing him to help him make a touchdown.

• His effort to make a touchdown is smooth and strong.

• He is rushing to make a touchdown.

Read the student poem "Think?".

What was the poet emphasizing in her use of punctuation throughout the poem?

• Her deep questioning of being someone who matters.

• Her concern about others liking her.

• Her questioning of why her friends ignore her.

• Her love and concern for her friends.

Read the following student poem "Alone".

What was the poet conveying with the line breaks of the poem?

• The anger that is felt when one is alone.

• The hope of one day not being alone.

• The fear of being alone and how it deeply affects how you feel about life.

• The feeling of being alone and the encouragement of hope.

Read the student poem "Universe".

What was the poet conveying with his use of punctuation in line 5?

• The hope of life on other planets.

• The question of the existence of aliens.

• The excitement of one day flying to space.

• The wonder of the unknown.

The "big idea(s)" in a fiction story is--

• the theme or main message the author is trying to convey.

• the author telling the main idea directly to the reader.

• all the inferencing the reader has to do while they read.

• the summary of the story.

Inferencing is...

• when a reader can tell how a character is feeling by how the author is describing the character.

• the main idea of the story.

• when the author tells the reader something directly in the text.

• using the clues in the text and what you know about life to draw a conclusion.