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Poetry

Authored by Pauline Harvey

English

5th Grade

CCSS covered

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Poetry
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Dreams

By Langston Hughes

Hold fast to dreams

For if dreams die

Life is a

broken-winged bird

That cannot fly.

Hold fast to dreams

For when dreams go

Life is a barren field

Frozen with snow

Name one type of figurative language used in this poem.

Simile

Hyperbole

Personification

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Dreams

By Langston Hughes

1 Hold fast to dreams

2 For if dreams die

3 Life is a

4 broken-winged bird

5 That cannot fly.

6 Hold fast to dreams

7 For when dreams go

8 Life is a barren field

9 Frozen with snow.

Which lines rhyme?

1 and 2

2 and 5

6 and 7

7 and 9

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Dreams

By Langston Hughes

Hold fast to dreams

For if dreams die

Life is a

broken-winged bird

That cannot fly.

Hold fast to dreams

For when dreams go

Life is a barren field

Frozen with snow.

What does the poet mean by "Hold fast to dreams"?

Make sure dreams happen quickly.

Don't let go of your dreams.

Dreams are fast.

Dreams hold you.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Dreams

By Langston Hughes

Hold fast to dreams

For if dreams die

Life is a

broken-winged bird

That cannot fly.

Hold fast to dreams

For when dreams go

Life is a barren field

Frozen with snow.

What does the poet mean by "For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird"?

A bird broke his wing and lost his life.

The broken-winged bird's dreams died.

Without your dreams, your life won't go anywhere.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

1 Hold fast to dreams

2 For if dreams die

3 Life is a

4 broken-winged bird

5 That cannot fly.

6 Hold fast to dreams

7 For when dreams go

8 Life is a barren field

9 Frozen with snow.

What is the main message or theme of the poem Dreams.

Dreams can go away quickly.

Birds with broken wings can't fly.

Make sure you always dream when you sleep.

Don't give up on what you want out of your life.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Night was creeping on the ground!

She crept, and did not make a sound

Until she reached the tree: And then

She covered it, and stole again.

I heard the rustle of her shawl

As she threw blackness everywhere.

What type of figurative language is being used in this poem?

simile

metaphor

hyperbole

personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Night was creeping on the ground!

She crept, and did not make a sound

Until she reached the tree: And then

She covered it, and stole again.

I heard the rustle of her shawl

As she threw blackness everywhere.

What point of view is this poem written from?

night

shawl

a person observing darkness

tree

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

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