Poem with Questions

Completing a TPDASTT chart when you read a poem on the STAAR will...

• improve your understanding of the poem.

• make the poem's theme easier to identify.

• help you get the correct answers on questions about the poem.

• all of these

What kind of questions does the poet ask in the poem?

• Exclamatory

• Interrogative

• Rhetorical

• Self-Explanatory

The message conveyed in the poem is...

• Success of the nation lies with the man power and its glory.

• People of the nation make it great and strong.

• Wealth and weapons aid a nation in its success.

What is the rhyme scheme of stanza 2?

• ABAB

• AABB

• AAAB

• ABBA

What is the tone of the poem? (aka...How does the author "sound" about the subject)?

• bitter

• disconnected

• reflective

• tender

Who is a possible speaker of the poem?

• a teen with a summer job

• a teacher who teaches summer school

• an adult that works year round

• a middle school student

In this poem, summer symbolizes (represents) -

• carefree youth

• hard work

• the start of school

• the end of tomorrow

Based on the poem, the reader can infer that -

• the speaker works the night shift

• the speaker must report to work early

• the speaker does not have children

• the speaker works more than 8 hours a day

How many words are in line 6 of the poem?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

How long do Cambridge recommend you spend reading and annotating the poem before you start to write?

• 5 minutes

• 10 minutes

• 20 minutes

• 30 minutes