Warm-Up: STAAR Blitz - Author's Use of Language, Day 3, Grade 3

Read line 3 of the poem.

“Night’s Canvas” by Diana Murray

Waiting for the show to start—

To turn night’s canvas to art . . .

Crackle, BOOM!

Streaks of red

And bright white

Flash overhead.

Bursts of blue,

Splashing high!

Independence

Paints the sky.

Crackle, BOOM! This line helps the reader understand the way the fireworks -

• feel when you touch them

• have many colors

• smell in the air

• sound as they explode

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What is the most likely reason the poet includes this imagery?

• To show the bursts of color that appear when fireworks explode

• To suggest that fireworks make the sky look messy

• To show what fireworks look like before they explode

• To suggest that fireworks make too much noise

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The poet has made an error in line 2.

Select the response that corrects this error.

To turn night’s canvas (a)   art . . .

• on

• from

• into
• with

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What does the phrase 'night's canvas' most likely symbolize in the poem?

• The dark sky before the fireworks begin

• A blank piece of paper

• A painting in a museum

• The ground where the fireworks are set off

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How does the poet use sound imagery in the poem?

• To describe the colors of the fireworks

• To convey the loudness of the fireworks

• To show the calmness of the night

• To illustrate the shapes of the fireworks

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What effect does the phrase 'Independence paints the sky' have on the reader?

• It suggests a sense of freedom and celebration

• It implies that the sky is being physically painted

• It indicates that the fireworks are a form of protest

• It shows that the sky is being covered in darkness

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Which literary device is primarily used in the line 'Crackle, BOOM!'?

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

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