
Poetry CheckIn

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English
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5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Part A). What is a possible theme for this poem?
Dreams are meaningless
Forget your dreams before they ruin your life
Never give up on your dreams
Without dreams, life will be difficult
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.5.9
CCSS.RL.6.2
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Part B). What is another possible theme for this poem?
Dreams are meaningless
Forget your dreams before they ruin your life
Never give up on your dreams
Without dreams, life will be difficult
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.5.9
CCSS.RL.6.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why does Hughes repeat "Hold fast to dreams"?
to show how hard they are to remember
because he didn't know what else to write
to stress how important they are
because they are very slippery
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the verse "Life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly" mean?
You can no longer fly
Life will be very difficult and possibly hopeless
You need to go to the hospital
Dreams are not important
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Part A). Select the lines below that are examples of metaphors. Select all that apply
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Part B). Select the lines below that are examples of metaphors. Select all that apply
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How many stanzas does this poem have?
1
2
3
4
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.4
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.4
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