Confetti Poems

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.

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

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

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

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

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

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.

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CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4