Interactive Poetry Pair assignment

Draw or write a theme of the poems

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which poem is written by a women for her husband?

• "Shall I compare you to a summer's day?"

  Shakespear

• "To my dear and loving husband" Bradstreet

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Who did Shakespear write "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"

• His mom

• His significant other

• Anonymous friend (a man)

• Anonymous friend (a woman)

Answer explanation

"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day" is one of Fair Youth poems addressed to a mysterious male figure that scholars have been unable to pin down.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

True or False!

Major themes of both poems include; Love, Wealth, and Nature.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Love is the only shared theme that was listed between the two poems!

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Were the poems hard to read?

• Yes!

• No!

• I didn't read!

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.5