The Wind, the Oak, and the Pine- Poetry practice

The pine thinks the oak should be ashamed because the oak -

• sheds its leaves

• hides behind its leaves

• lets its leaves turn yellow

• makes its leaves speak to others

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.4

Based on the details in this poem, the oak tree and pine tree are most likely located -

• at a plant nursery

• in the deepest woods

• in a neighborhood

• next to a garden

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

Who is the narrator in this poem?

• A pine tree

• An oak tree

• The snow

• The wind

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.6

Based on the end of the poem, what will most likely happen in the future?

• The wind will be less harsh in the winterime.

• The trees will be more understanding of each other.

• The oak tree will drop fewer leaves during the winter.

• The pine tree will work harder to make children cheerful.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.4

The trees speaking to each other is an example of -

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• personification

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which of these is a theme of this poem?

• There is strength in unity.

• Words have the power to hurt or heal.

• Overconfidence has few advantages.

• Misfortune is the test of true friendship.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.5

"May snow like a soft white woolen blanket..." is an example of -

• a simile

• a metaphor

• personification

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Write the onomatopoeia from the first stanza.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

Read the following line from the poem.

"You wear no winter cloak."

What sentence best explains the meaning of this line?

• The oak tree has no animals living in it.

• The oak tree has no leaves during the winter.

• The oak tree can't be a shelter during the winter.

• The oak tree is an unkind tree.

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.5

What is the "soft white woolen blanket" mentioned in 19?

• a literal blanket

• animal fur

• white leaves

• snow

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.4