Poetry Passages

Which literary device is used for "Dive for pearls

like stars?"

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Pun

• Setting

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which type of text structure is used for this poem?

• Cause & Effect

• Problem & Solution

• Chronological

• Description

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What two meanings does the word "scales" have in the first stanza?

• "Scales" refers to musical scales she might sing.

• "Scales" refers to a device for measuring the weight of things.

• "Scales" refers to climbing something of height.

• "Scales" refers to the scales of a fish's skin.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How does the author use parentheses in the poem?

• Parentheses take the place of commas throughout the poem.

• Parentheses help separate the goldfishes thoughts from his actual words.

• Parentheses help separate important ideas from unimportant ideas.

• Parentheses help separate the thoughts of the male goldfish from the thoughts of the female goldfish.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which detail from the text best supports the theme of the text?

• “(He's bowled over. He would / take her to the ocean, they could / count the waves.” (Lines 12-14)

• “(He's a drifter, always / floating around her, has / nowhere else to go.” (Lines 1-3)

• “(and he could not give) / a life / beyond the / (bowl)” (Lines 25-28)

• “(But her love's since / gone belly-up. His heart sinks / like a fish.” (Lines 18-20)

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How does the structure of the poem contribute to its meaning?

• The first three stanzas depict the growing love between the two fish, while the last two stanzas show why their love falls apart.

• The first two stanzas explore why the female fish loves the male fish, and the last three stanzas show why she moves on.

• The first two stanzas show the male fish falling for the female fish, and the last three stanzas show why his feelings for her change.

• The first three stanzas show the male fish falling for the female fish, and the last two stanzas reveal his unanswered feelings.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Where in "(love song, with two goldfish)" does the shift occur?

• Between stanzas three and four

• Between stanzas four and five

• Between lines 17 and 18

• Between lines 20 and 21

• Between stanzas one and two

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What type of literary device is used for "He wishes she would sing, not much, just the scales?"

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Pun

• None

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which literary device is used in the line 'The moon danced on the water'?

• A) Personification

• B) Metaphor

• C) Simile

• D) Hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

• A) ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

• B) AABB CCDD EEFF GG

• C) ABBA CDDC EFFE GG

• D) ABCD EFGH IJKL MN

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9