Poetry Passages
Authored by Sarah Williams
English
9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 4 pts
Which literary device is used for "Dive for pearls
like stars?"
Simile
Metaphor
Pun
Setting
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 4 pts
Which type of text structure is used for this poem?
Cause & Effect
Problem & Solution
Chronological
Description
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 4 pts
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.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 4 pts
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.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 4 pts
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)
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 4 pts
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.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 4 pts
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
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
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