Poetry Collection

The drumbeats sounded like distant thunder.
What type of figurative language is used?

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• idiom

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Read these lines from “Turtle Watchers.” Years later, swimming in murky waters a sea turtle swam beside me both of us watching as if clasped together Which theme do these lines help the poet express?

• All humans grow old.

• Humans are harming the earth.

• Sea turtles are grateful for humans.

• Humans and animals are connected.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

Which quotation from “‘Nature’ is what We see—” most clearly supports the idea that nature has many parts make one beautiful whole.

• The Hill—the Afternoon—

• Eclipse—the Bumble bee—

• Nature is Harmony—

• To her Sincerity—

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which lines from “The Sparrow” best illustrate that the bird represents nature's gift to humans?

• A little bird, with plumage brown, / Beside my window flutters down,

• A moment chirps its little strain, / Ten taps upon my window-pane,

• So birds of peace and hope and love / Come fluttering earthward from

  above,

• But we, in traffic’s rush and din / Too deep engaged to let them in,

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

Aria, David, and Abigail are exploring the magical world of poetry! Can you help them identify the three main categories of poetry?

• lyric and narrative.

• lyric, narrative, and dramatic.

• informative, expository, and narrative.

• None of the above.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

Three main categories of poetry are 

• lyric and narrative.

• lyric, narrative, and dramatic.

• informative, expository, and narrative.

• None of the above.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

Read these lines from “Turtle Watchers.” My ancestors call them the keepers of doors and the shore a realm to other worlds. Which of the following phrases most accurately identifies the poem’s speaker?

• a sea turtle

• an old mother

• a human observer

• a sea turtle’s enemy

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read these lines from “‘Nature’ is what We see—.” “Nature” is what We see – The Hill – the Afternoon – Squirrel – Eclipse – the Bumble bee – Nay – Nature is Heaven – Which statement best explains why these lines are an example of lyric poetry?

• The poet is the speaker of the poem.

• The speaker shares his or her thoughts.

• The poem includes dashes to separate ideas.

• The speaker uses capital letters for emphasis.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which line from “The Sparrow” best illustrates that the speaker feels regret?

• A moment chirps its little strain,

• To settle on life’s window-sills

• But we, in traffic’s rush and din

• Nor know our loss till they are gone

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

In “The Sparrow,” a bird “chirps its little strain.” What is the effect of the word chirps?

• It creates a happy, upbeat mood.

• It creates a sense of discomfort.

• It creates a sleepy, cozy feeling.

• It creates a sense of loss and grief.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10