Prose Poetry Drama

What's the difference? Poems are written in lines and stanzas. Prose are written in sentences and paragraphs.

• True

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In a poem the reader uses their tone of voice & words to share the mood, in a drama actors can use costumes, acting and stage directions.

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Prose are written in everyday language. A drama is a written script.

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The sentences below are from paragraph 14 of the story. 'She put her plate down carefully on the floor and stood up, straightening her skirt. Then she went to the kitchen and opened the door.' If the story was turned into a play, what element in the text of a play would most likely give this information to the reader?

• cast of characters

• setting

• dialogue

• stage directions

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The Stranger Excerpt: Read the following line from the play, "Tuck Everlasting." Well, slug-a-bed! You come near to missing breakfast. Miles and Winnie been up for hours, out fishing and back already. What does the term "slug-a-bed" mean?

• someone who sleeps in

• someone who has slugs in his bed

• someone whose alarm clock doesn’t go off

• someone who doesn't usually eat breakfast

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The Stranger Excerpt: The stage directions tell that Miles and Winnie are returning from an early-morning fishing trip. Which line from the play best explains why they aren’t carrying any fish?

• line 3

• line 4

• line 5

• line 6

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Read the poem, then answer the questions that follow. The Stranger A poem adapted from the book, Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbitt Early one morn a boy and girl had been fishing, but no fish did they find So breakfast was flapjacks again, but no one seemed to mind. Winnie, the girl, could scarcely eat—her stomach was all aflutter For occupying her mind was a boy named Jesse with curls the color of butter. Jesse finally awoke from his slumber, and as all sat down to consume, One glimpse of Jesse and Winnie’s heart began to bloom. Then suddenly a knock, and forks dropped to the floor. Their stomachs churned. Who could be at the door? What emotion does “and forks dropped to the floor” in line 7 indicate in the poem?

• excitement

• happiness

• surprise

• confusion

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Read the poem, then answer the questions that follow. The Stranger A poem adapted from the book, Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbitt Early one morn a boy and girl had been fishing, but no fish did they find So breakfast was flapjacks again, but no one seemed to mind. Winnie, the girl, could scarcely eat—her stomach was all aflutter For occupying her mind was a boy named Jesse with curls the color of butter. Jesse finally awoke from his slumber, and as all sat down to consume, One glimpse of Jesse and Winnie’s heart began to bloom. Then suddenly a knock, and forks dropped to the floor. Their stomachs churned. Who could be at the door? Which best explains how the poem, “The Stranger” tells the story compared to the prose selection from Tuck Everlasting?

• The poem uses rhyme and dialogue, and the story uses stage directions and a narrator.

• The poem uses rhyme and verse, and the story uses a third-person narrator and dialogue.

• The poem uses verse and stage directions, and the story uses a cast of characters and dialogue.

• The poem uses dialogue and rhythm, and the story uses stanzas and stage directions.

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What type of writing is written in lines?

• Prose

• Poetry

• Drama

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What is written so it can be put on as a play?

• Poetry

• Prose

• Drama

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