Poetry

RAINSTORMS: What is the author’s main message, or theme, in this poem?

• Some storms are comforting.

• Storms are loud and frightening.

• Storms can be different.

• Storms can either make you happy or ruin your day.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

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RAINSTORMS: The author organizes the poem into stanzas for the purpose of —

• comparing the different types of storms.

• describing the negative effects of rainstorms.

• telling a story about a storm.

• describing all the reasons storms are soothing.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

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RAINSTORMS: How does the onomatopoeia in stanza 3 contribute to the meaning of the poem?

• It illustrates the loud noise of rainstorms.

• It describes a rainstorm by comparing it to spaghetti.

• It describes a rainstorm by comparing it to a cat.

• It reinforces that some storms are soothing and steady.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

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RAINSTORMS: Read the following lines from stanza 5 of the poem. Why did the poet include these lines?

• To describe the leaves that the wind blows off the trees and into the air

• To describe the children’s kites that the wind has blown out of their hands

• To explain that the speaker likes to look out the window

• To tell the reader about magical trees that dance

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

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RAINSTORMS: Based on details from the poem, the speaker of the poem most likely —

• likes storms that are quiet.

• isn’t interested in storms.

• pays close attention to the weather.

• does not like recess.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

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CCSS.RL.6.4

RAINSTORMS: The author uses figurative language throughout the poem. Choose one stanza from the poem and explain how the author uses figurative language in the stanza to contribute to the meaning of the poem. Be sure to use text evidence to support your thinking.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

SHADOW: Read these lines from the poem. These two lines reveal that the speaker is —

• annoyed.

• brave.

• thankful.

• delighted.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

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CCSS.RL.6.4

SHADOW: This poem is written from the point of view of —

• a shadow.

• a child.

• an adult.

• a babysitter.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

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What poetic device did the author include throughout the poem to emphasize meaning?

• personification

• alliteration

• internal rhyme

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

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CCSS.RL.6.4

SHADOW: The poem is mostly about a speaker who —

• is curious about his own shadow.

• wonders how his shadow grows.

• gets frustrated with his shadow for sleeping in.

• is an expert on shadows.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

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CCSS.RL.6.4