NewsELA: “Northern Lights”: A poem by Raeha Khazanchi
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7 questions
Note from the author:
This is based on NewsELA's published poem“ Northern Lights”: A poem by Raeha Khazanchi , Stone Soup on 12.09.21
This Formative is based on the White and Black IRLA levels
Required
1
Which lines from the poem help the reader understand how the snow gets colored?
Which lines from the poem help the reader understand how the snow gets colored?
Required
2
What types of figurative language are used in this poem?
What types of figurative language are used in this poem?
Required
1
How does the figurative language make the reader understand the poem better? Provide at least one example.
How does the figurative language make the reader understand the poem better? Provide at least one example.
Required
1
Read the lines from the poem.
And my house, black,We all know that the sky has turned on A private playThat only we get to see.
What inference can the reader make based on these lines?
Read the lines from the poem.
And my house, black,
We all know that the sky has turned on
A private playThat only we get to see.
What inference can the reader make based on these lines?
Required
1
Read the lines from the poem.
A private playThat only we get to see.
What does the word “private” mean?
Read the lines from the poem.
A private play
That only we get to see.
What does the word “private” mean?
Required
1
Read the lines from the poem.
Spewing out rainbowsTo color the snow.
What does the poet mean by the word “spewing”?
Read the lines from the poem.
Spewing out rainbows
To color the snow.
What does the poet mean by the word “spewing”?
Required
1
What emotions do the words and phrases in the poem make you feel? Explain
What emotions do the words and phrases in the poem make you feel? Explain