Lengths of Time

Select the line from the first stanza that creates a sense of feeling rushed.

• Time is peculiar

• Though minutes are minutes,

• Hurrylikethis

• Or plod, plod, slow.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

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What is the message of this poem?

• Time moves at the same pace no matter what is happening.

• Time seems to pass more quickly in the morning than in the evening.

• The passage of time is usually noticed more by older people than by younger people.

• Time seems to pass at different speeds depending on what we are doing.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

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The poet organizes the stanzas in the poem "Lengths of Time" by alternating between descriptions of slow and fast moments, to help the reader understand —

• the specific measurement of time in each stanza.

• the poet's personal preference for fast-paced experiences.

• the cultural significance of time in different contexts.

• the varied nature of time as experienced in different situations.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

Why does the poet use the sound device in line 21?

• 1. It shows that the speaker is confused.

• It shows that the speaker has to leave.

• 1. It shows that the speaker is having fun.

• 1. It shows how quickly time seems to be moving.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

Select the word that is the best synonym to replace the word peculiar in line 1.

• certain

• strange

• sensible

• cautious

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

PART A: What can the reader tell about time in line 12?

• Time is passing by quickly.

• Time is passing by slowly.

• Time is passing by at a normal speed.

• Time is going backwards.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

PART B: Which sound device does the poet use in line 12 that best supports the answer in Part A?

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Repetition

• Rhyme

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

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The poet uses the simile in the second stanza to –

• 1. Compare a snail’s shell to a house

• 1. Compare the way time moves to the way a snail moves

• Compare being sick to being hungry

• Compare the way time moves to the way a baby crawls

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which line from the poem suggests that the speaker knows that time doesn’t really speed up or slow down?

• Time is peculiar

• Though minutes are minutes

• Hurrylikethis

• Or plod, plod, slow

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

What are two examples of similes found in this poem?

• Time is peculiar and hardly exact.

• As the older you get and the bigger you grow

• 1. Down with the sniffles in your bed?

• An hour crawls along and crawls along like a snail with his house upon his head.

• 1. Hours like seconds rush blurringly by, Whoosh! Like a plane in the sky.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

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