DOL 11/29/23

What is the message the author is trying to convey in this poem?

• Air is important during windy weather and storms.

• Air is only relevant to flying creatures and plants.

• Though it isn't visible, air is essential to our lives.

• Living things don't have to have air to live.

What is the most likely reason the author wrote the poem?

• To share that swimming in the air is called flying.

• To describe the impact of air in the world.

• To highlight that air is unimportant to living things.

• To explain that air can be found in certain places.

What is the most likely reason the author includes the information in lines 1 through 4?

• To encourage the reader to think deeply about air.

• To tell the reader that air is blue like the sky.

• To explain why air is important to everyone.

• To show that air comes in many different colors.

Read line 38. deeeeeeeep Why did the poet write line 38 differently from the others?

• To share something humorous about air.

• To show that this word is spelled correctly.

• To emphasize the idea expressed in the line.

• To use a simile to describe the word.

Part A What is most likely the poet's purpose for using a descriptive structure in the poem "Air"?

• To show how animals use air.

• To share the impact of air.

• To highlight places with no air.

• To explain how to breathe air.

Part B How did the poet use of a descriptive structure support your understanding of the poem? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.