Eleven and Words Free as Confetti

What message does the poet of Words Free as Confetti want to give the reader?

• There are many words.

• There are many words in colors.

• There are many languages in this world.

• Words are as varied as pieces of confetti.

What two things does the poet of Dreams compare in the first stanza?

• Dreams and life

• Dreams and wings

• Life without dreams and dying birds

• Life without dreams and a bird that cannot fly

What two things does the poet of Dreams compare in the second stanza?

• Snow and life

• Dreams and snow

• Life without dreams and a snowfall

• Life without dreams and a frozen field

Read the following lines from Words Free as Confetti.

I'll say, say, say you

in English,

in Spanish,

I'll find you.

Why does the author use repetition in these lines?

• for interest

• for rhythm

• for emphasis

• to compare two things

How are the two poems alike?

• They have a similar form.

• They both have a similar rhyming pattern.

• They both focus on something that is meaningful.

• They both include examples of similes and metaphors.

What message does the poet of Words Free as Confetti want to give the reader?

• There are many words.

• There are many words in colors.

• There are many languages in this world.

• Words are as varied as pieces of confetti.