Poetry : The Old Man With a Flute

There was an Old Man with a flute,

A serpent ran into his boot;   

But he played day and night,   

Till the serpent took flight,

And avoided that man with a flute.

How many lines are in this poem?

• 5

• 1

• 6

• 8

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CCSS.RL.4.5

There was an Old Man with a flute,

A serpent ran into his boot;   

But he played day and night,   

Till the serpent took flight,

And avoided that man with a flute.

How many stanzas are in this poem?

• 5

• 1

• 2

• 8

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

There was an Old Man with a flute,

A serpent ran into his boot;   

But he played day and night,   

Till the serpent took flight,

And avoided that man with a flute.

What are the pair of rhyming words in this poem?

• flute and boot

  night and flight

• boot and flight

  flute and night

• boot and man

  night and that

• played and ran

  took and was

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CCSS.RL.3.4

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CCSS.RL.4.5

There was an Old Man with a flute,

A serpent ran into his boot;

But he played day and night,

Till the serpent took flight,

And avoided that man with a flute.

What is rhythm pattern in this poem?

• 5,8,5,8,9

• 5,5,8,8,5

• 8,6,6,6,5

• 8,8,6,6,9

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

There was an Old Man with a flute,

A serpent ran into his boot;   

But he played day and night,   

Till the serpent took flight,

And avoided that man with a flute.

What does this poem mean?

• The old man was able to get the serpent out of his boot by playing his flute because the serpent didn't like the sound of the flute.

• The old man stopped playing the flute and the serpent stayed in his boot.

• The serpent played the flute and the old man ran away

• The serpent ran away because the old man's boot was smelly and old.

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CCSS.RL.4.5

There was an Old Man with a flute,

A serpent ran into his boot;   

But he played day and night,   

Till the serpent took flight,

And avoided that man with a flute.

Is this poem a haiku or a limerick?

• haiku

• limerick

There was an Old Man with a flute,

A serpent ran into his boot;   

But he played day and night,   

Till the serpent took flight,

And avoided that man with a flute.

Why did the serpent avoid the old man with the flute?

• The smell in his boot

• The sound of the flute that the old man was playing.

• The serpent was out of air in his boot.

• The old man stopped playing the flute.

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There was an Old Man with a flute,

A serpent ran into his boot;   

But he played day and night,   

Till the serpent took flight,

And avoided that man with a flute.

The old man enjoyed having the serpent in his boot. True or False

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

There was an Old Man with a flute,

A serpent ran into his boot;   

But he played day and night,   

Till the serpent took flight,

And avoided that man with a flute.

The serpent enjoyed listening to the old an play the flute. True or False

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

There was an Old Man with a flute,

A serpent ran into his boot;   

But he played day and night,   

Till the serpent took flight,

And avoided that man with a flute.

The serpent fell asleep in the old man's boot. True or False

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5