Poetry Comprehension

Reread the poem "Bat". The poet compares bats to what during the day?

• collapsed tents

• fall leaves

• clear air

• birds

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CCSS.RL.4.1

What is the theme of these poems?

• how animals change

• animals and their bad habitats

• similarities between animals and people

• animals and their characteristics

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CCSS.RL.4.2

Read the following lines from the poem "Bat".

For juicy June bugs, meaty moths,

Mosquitoes (eaten rare)

What does the author use alliteration?

• to emphasize the prey of bats

• to compare bats to their prey

• for repetition

• for rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

Reread the poem "Fireflies at Dusk". What does the poet compare fireflies to?

• cupped hands

• tiny laterns

• glowing fingers

• street lights

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CCSS.RL.4.1

Read the poem "Fog". Which animal does the poet use to describe fog?

• a cat

• a dog

• a tiger

• a kitten

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

"A silver sword and a golden steed." is an example of...​ (a)  

• metaphor
• Alliteracion

• onomatopoeia

• imagery