Poetry Comprehension

Birthday Boy

Vachel Lindsay

When I was one

It was so much fun.

When I was two

The world was new.

Then I turned quickly

Into a boy of three.

One year more

And I was four.

Now I’m happy to say

I’m a year older today.

And soon you’ll see

Another birthday party for me

Do you know

How old I’ll be?

How old will the boy be?

• He will be six

• He will be seven

• he will be eight

• he will be eleven

• he will twelve

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The Little Turtle

Vachel Lindsay

There was a little turtle.

He lived in a box.

He swam in a puddle

He climbed on the rocks.

He snapped at a mosquito.

He snapped at a flea.

He snapped at a minnow.

And he snapped at me.

He caught the mosquito.

He caught the flea.

He caught the minnow.

And he didn’t catch me.

What is Poem 3 about?

• It is about climbing rocks

• It is about mosquito

• It is about a boy

• It is about little turtle

• It is about an an adventure

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Sea

Leonard Clark

Over the hill

First sight of the sea

Lying sunlit and still

Just waiting for me.

I race from the land

In the clear morning light

To rock pool and sand,

Shells whiter than white.

Birds ride the sky,

The wispy clouds there

Soft floating, and I

Am walking on air.

Who wrote the poem?

• Me

• Anonymous

• Leonard Clark

• I did

• Bambang

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CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A poem that has a plot, characters, and tells a story is called...

• free verse

• humorous

• narrative poem

• lyric poem

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the narrator of a poem called?

• Author

• Speaker

• Narrator

• Main character

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What structure is poetry written in?

• Sentences & paragraphs

• Sentences & stanzas

• Lines & paragraphs

• Lines & stanzas

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CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Read the poem below...

Hold fast to dreams

For if dreams die

Life is a broken-winged bird

That cannot fly.

Hold fast to dreams

For when dreams go

Life is a barren field

Frozen with snow

What is the best title for this poem....

• Father

• Mother

• Dreams

• My teacher

• My idol

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Read the songs below and answer the question for number 11 and 12

By Ben E King

When the night has come

And the land is dark

And the moon is the only light we will see

No I wont be afraid

Oh,I wont be afraid

Just as long as you stand,stand by me

So darling,darling

Stand by me oh stand by me

Oh stand,stand by me

Stand by me

Oh wont you stand now,stand

Stand by me

Which sentence is expressing imagery?

• Stand me And the moon is the only light we will see

• My darlingWhen the night has come

• And the land is dark

• So darling,darling

• No I wont be afraid

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the main theme of a poem that describes the beauty of nature and the changing seasons?

• A) Love

• B) Nature

• C) Adventure

• D) Friendship

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following is a common feature of a sonnet?

• A) 12 lines

• B) Free verse

• C) 14 lines

• D) No rhyme scheme

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9