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Poetry Lesson

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

5th Grade

CCSS covered

Poetry Lesson
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the rhyming device that is 19 lines long with alternating rhyming patterns?

villanelle

slant

ABAB

ABBA

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The concluding question of the poem, 'Or does it explode?' suggests that a deferred dream could:

Gradually fade away

Evaporate like smoke

Have a sudden and intense outcome

Transform into something beautiful

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

According to the poem, what might a deferred dream smell like?

Warm cinnamon

Fresh flowers

Rotten meat

Raisins

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a metaphor?

A comparison that does not use like or as

A time period when many people are interested in big ideas and in creating art, music, and literature

Words or phrases that mean more than their dictionary definition

A comparison using the word like or as

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the central question the poet is exploring in the poem?

How does a dream come to fruition?

What happens when a dream is postponed or neglected?

How does the sun affect dreams?

What makes a dream like a raisin?

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The line 'Or crust and sugar over — like a syrupy sweet?' implies that a deferred dream might:

get hard and unusable or undoable

be sweet and delightful

turn into a pile of junk

Attract bees and insects

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What image does the poet use to describe a heavy, burdened dream?

Soaring like a bird

Glowing like a star

Sagging like a heavy load

Raisin in the sun

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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