Structure & Meaning in Poetry

Which choice does NOT explain the structure of a poem?

• the physical layout or shape of the poem

• length of the poem

• the rhyme scheme of the poem

• how the content is divided in a poem

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

There can be more than one theme in poem.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

How many stanzas in this poem?

• 8

• 4

• 1

• 2

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

What is the theme of this poem?

• Be careful what you wish for because you just might get it.

• All is fair in love and war.

• You can do more by kindness than by force.

• Be content and appreciate what you have.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

What general idea or theme is the author expressing in the second stanza?

• Love conquers all challenges.

• Jealousy can be harmful.

• Forgiveness heals all wounds.

• You should not always trust people.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Authors use ________ to create imagery and establish the mood.

• rhyme scheme

• theme

• diction

• structure

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What general idea or theme is being expressed in the opening stanza of this poem?

• Music lives in the soul.

• Faith and hope are all you need in life.

• Hope springs eternal.

• True strength is found in the soul.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

Mood is....

• the general statement being expressed.

• the word choice in a poem.

• visually descriptive language.

• the feeling or atmosphere.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.8.4