STAAR Poetry Review

​Today we will analyze the elements of poetry.

By Teresa Tools

Labelling

Circle the title.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

title

line

poet

stanza

rhyming words

repetition

the boy/girl

Draw

Circle the title.

Draw

Read and Circle the stanzas.

Draw

Read and Number the lines.

Draw

Circle the rhyming words.

Divide your paper into 6 equal part.

L1-5

L6-10

L11-15

L16-20

L21-25

There are 25 lines so we are going to
describe what is happening in the poem
every 5 lines. We are going to practice
together.

Draw

Circle the key words in the question.

Multiple Choice

What is this question asking your to do?

• Choose an answer without reading each answer choices.

• Reread lines 9-12 and use imagery to create an image in your mind.

• Read lines 9-12 and determine the central idea

• Eliminate the bad choices

Open Ended

What do you see when you read lines 9-12?

I see_________________.

Multiple Select

Which two answer choices can we eliminate?

• A. what a kitten's fur looks like

• B. which kitten the mother cat is worried about

• c. where the mother cat keeps her kittens

• d. how the mother cat moves a kitten

Multiple Select

The description in lines 9-12 helps the reader picture-.

• B. which kitten the mother cat is worried about

• d. how the mother cat moves a kitten

Draw

Circle the key words in the question.

Multiple Choice

What is this question asking your to do?

• Choose an answer without reading each answer choices.

• Reread the poem and use imagery to create an image in your mind.

• Read line 21 and determine the central idea

• Focus on the line in the box and think about what it shows about the mother cat.

Multiple Select

The poet includes line 21 to emphasize that the mother cat-

Eliminate two choices.

• F. knows it will snow again soon

• G. has had a bad experience in winter

• H. wants her kittens to explore new things

• J. thinks her kittens will like the snow

Multiple Select

The poet includes line 21 to emphasize that the mother cat-

• H. wants her kittens to explore new things

• J. thinks her kittens will like the snow

Draw

Circle the key words in the question.

Multiple Choice

What is this question asking your to do?

• Choose an answer without reading each answer choices.

• Think about how the speaker in the poem feels about how the mother cat acts in the poem.

• Read the poem and determine the central idea

• Reread the title and find words that rhyme.

Open Ended

How do you think the speaker feels about the mother cat?

I think the speaker________________.

Multiple Select

Make TWO eliminations based on the evidence in the text.

• F. brave

• G. confusing

• H. annoying

• J. wise

Multiple Select

Choose the correct answer.

• F. brave

• J. wise

Draw

Circle the key words in the question.

Multiple Select

ELIMINATE TWO ANSWER CHOICES.

The mother cat takes his kittens outside because-

• f. the dog arrives

• g. the kittens grow up

• h. the sun comes out

• j. winter is over

Multiple Select

Choose the correct answer.

The mother cat takes his kittens outside because-

• h. the sun comes out

• j. winter is over

Multiple Select

In the poem, the mother cat wants her kittens to learn to feel comfortable-

• F. in the snow

• G. around other animals

• H. when she picks them up

• J. when the speaker is near them

Divide your paper into 6 equal part.

L1-5

L6-10

L11-15

L16-20

L21-25

There are 35 lines so we are going to
describe what is happening in the poem
every 5 lines. We are going to practice
together.

L26-35

L1-5

L6-10

L11-15

L16-20

L21-25

L26-35

Draw

Number the lines.

Multiple Choice

Lines 18 through 21 suggest that the speaker feels-

• surprised to find a big pile of leaves

• excited to go through the piles of leaves

• curious about what is hiding under the leaves

• worried about the amount of leaves on the ground

Multiple Choice

Which sentence best describes the stanzas of the poem?

• Each stanza contains lines that rhyme.

• Each stanza creates an image for the reader.

• Each stanza describes a new event for the reader.

• Each stanza repeats important lines.

Multiple Choice

Read lines 15 through 17 of the poem.

These lines help the reader picture the way the leaves-

• are colored

• look along the street

• sound as they fall

• feel in the darkness

Multiple Choice

In lines 1 through 4 and lines 28 through 31, the placement of the word "Crunch" is meant to emphasize--

• that the speaker is talking

• the number of leaves there are

• how carefully the speaker is moving

• each step the speaker is taking

Multiple Choice

Which lines of the poem best show why the speaker likes the leaves?

• Line 7 through 9

• Lines 12 and 13

• Lines 26 and 27

• Lines 32 and 33

Multiple Choice

Throughout the poem, the speaker can best be described as feeling-

• confused

• curious

• upset

• pleased