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Batter Up- Poetry

Authored by Lauren Harpe

English

4th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 15+ times

Batter Up- Poetry
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Read lines 1-3 from the poem.

"I practice my swing as I walk to the plate.

my last at bat still fresh on my mind,

a strike out."

Why does the poet include descriptive language in these lines?

To describe the speaker’s new bat

To show that the speaker is not satisfied with their performance

To emphasize their successful batting

To explain how the speaker solves their problem

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CCSS.RL.4.4

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is the poetic structure found in this poem?

Repetition

Rhyme

Free Verse

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CCSS.RL.4.4

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

In line 20, the word billow means-

a cloud

to swell or grow larger

gently touch

a pillow

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What line from the poem helps the reader understand that the poem is  

first-person point of view?

My last at bat still fresh on my mind

The ball swooshes past beyond third base.

Time to get it done.

“Strike one,” piped the ump.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Read lines 10-14 of the poem.

I stare down my big barrel.

Time to get it done.

My heart is pounding like a bass drum.

I watch for the pitch. 

I swing my trusted bat.

What do these lines suggest about the speaker?

The speaker is focused and ready.

The speaker does not have self-confidence.

The speaker is playing the bass drum.

The speaker has never hit a ball.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

The end of the poem suggests that the speaker feels-

courageous

relieved

proud

disbelief

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CCSS.RL.4.4

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Lines 7 and 15 are important to the poem because-

They show how time moves slowly.

They add humor by spelling the word in capital letters.

They use a sound to describe the speaker’s experience.

They suggest a negative result of the batter’s actions.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

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