Poetry Review

What is the theme that develops in the passage?

• Never judge a book by its cover.

• If at first you don't succeed, try try again

• Junk food is bad for you.

• Don't jump to conclusions

Select two words that relate to the message of the passage.

• proud

• growth

• upset

• understand

Select the reason the author repeats the words "cookie thief " in the poem.

• The woman was scared of the man.

• The man was getting angry with her.

• It supports the author's message life changes over time.

• It supports the theme that you shouldn't jump to conclusions even if you're angry or upset.

PART A

Which point of view is used in the poem?

• first-person point of view

• third- person point of view

• the man is telling the story

• the author is a character in the poem

PART B

Select lines from the poem as evidence to support your answer to Part A.

• "Thinking, ' If I wasn't so nice, I'd blacken his eye!'"

• "Grabbed a cookie or two from the bag between"

• "Refusing to look at the 'thieving ingrate'"

• "A woman was waiting at the airport one night, With several long hours before her flight."

How does the poem's structure create meaning?

• The stanzas express an idea through regular rhyme while working together to tell a story of the woman's experiences at the airport.

• The repetition of stanzas emphasizes important ideas and theme to help readers understand the speaker's perspective.

• The rhyming pattern at the end of each stanza emphasizes the key words and phrases about the character's point of view.

• The repetition of lines and phrases throughout the poem expresses the speaker's feelings about the man at the airport.

What role do lines 1-4 play in the poem?

• They describe an event.

• They introduce the character and setting.

• They explain what the poem is about.

• They show a first-person point of view.