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

stanza

poet

title

the boy/girl

repetition

line

rhyming words

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