STAAR English I & II - Poetry Task Cards
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10 questions
Read the selection and choose the best answer to each question.
A Poem of Mexico By Wendy
She knows she can’t
But if she has the chance
She wants to stay
To breathe in the unique scent of the day
For now, she’s stuck in a city
She wants to leave and go to the relaxing place
Where she could forget her school days
Where she could lay down in a soccer field and the stars she can gaze
She finds herself getting closer to her family
Family that’s only over there and
Over there she has a wonderful time
She loves to hang out with her sister who brings out some funny chimes
She finds herself learning more about her sister over there
But when she leaves that place her sister leaves as well
This place is a special place where mostly everything goes well
She finds herself leaving that place with lots of stories to tell
She waits for the day when she’ll go back
She waits for the day where she’ll see her family again
She waits for the day and is getting tired
She waits for the day and isn’t getting inspired
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What tone is conveyed by the poem?
What tone is conveyed by the poem?
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We can conclude that the speaker -
We can conclude that the speaker -
Nights By Angela
Why is it always at night.
The feeling of loneliness without actually being alone.
The anxiety and rush
Of emotions I can’t
Control.
It’s not the first time.
And I know it won’t be
The last.
Can I?
Can I really make it stop?
I’ve never been able to
And the presence of others
Bothers me,
But my own presence
I can’t stand.
It’s me.
No one else but
Why?
Why is it always at night.
When the tears on my face.
And the inflammation in my eyes
Aren't enough to put me to sleep.
Which is what the night is for.
It’s impossible.
And I can’t control it.
And no one can help me.
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Line 11 suggests that the speaker -
Line 11 suggests that the speaker -
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What tones are conveyed by this poem?
What tones are conveyed by this poem?
Excerpt from How Town By E E Cummings
anyone lived in a pretty how town
(with up so floating many bells down)
spring summer autumn winter
he sang his didn't he danced his did
Women and men(both little and small)
cared for anyone not at all
they sowed their isn't they reaped their same
sun moon stars rain
children guessed (but only a few
and down they forgot as up they grew
autumn winter spring summer)
that none loved him more by more
when by now and tree by leaf
she laughed his joy she cried his grief
bird by snow and stir by still
anyone's any was all to her
someones married their everyones
laughed their cryings and did their dance
(sleep wake hope and then)they
said their nevers they slept their dream
stars rain sun moon
(and only the snow can begin to explain
how children are apt to forget to remember
with up so floating many bells down)
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What is the most likely reason the poet repeats the lines autumn winter spring summer and sun moon stars rain?
What is the most likely reason the poet repeats the lines autumn winter spring summer and sun moon stars rain?
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Which of these best describes the structure of the poem?
Which of these best describes the structure of the poem?
The Oak By Alfred Lord Tennyson
Live thy Life,
Young and old,
Like yon oak,
Bright in spring,
Living gold;
Summer-rich
Then; and then
Autumn-changed
Soberer-hued
Gold again.
All his leaves
Fall'n at length,
Look, he stands,
Trunk and bough
Naked strength.
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The poem is a metaphor that compares the Oak to -
The poem is a metaphor that compares the Oak to -
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Which of these lines contains poetic language that conveys a sense of youth?
Which of these lines contains poetic language that conveys a sense of youth?
Summer Night By Adam
i lay on my back
the stars high above
are small but oh-so-large
and twinkling together like jewels
catching my eye
and drawing me into their dark blanket
and telling me that all is okay
and my worries are
oh-so-small
and that life will be great
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Which of these lines contains poetic language that conveys a sense of comfort?
Which of these lines contains poetic language that conveys a sense of comfort?
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The simile in line 4 -
The simile in line 4 -