What do you think is most meaningful to the speaker of "How Do I Hold the Summer?", choose the best answer that also supports the theme in this poem.

memories to remind the speaker of the senses of summer

their swimsuit for activities and a peach pit for flavor

changes in weather, leaves falling and frosty snow

sunny, brilliant light and vibrant, green grass

What are 3 examples of alliteration from the poem, "Catching a Fly"?

1 - finger, flicked 2 - framed, focused 3 - plotting, planning

1 - lighted, uninvited 2 - framed, focused 3 - I snapped!

1 - appearance of hands 2 - greedy google 3 - webbed wings

What do the examples in stanzas 2, 3, and 4 of alliteration in the poem "Catching a Fly" have in common? Stanza 2: finger flicked Stanza 3: framed, focused Stanza 4: plotting, planning

each example describes actions the speaker takes and the reader can visualize

each example shares expression of thoughts and feelings

each example has a clear meter, with the same beats and rhyme

Consider the picture of the camera lens above the title, "Catching a Fly". What do you think the images on the page, combined with the main idea of each stanza tell us?

The speaker wants to "catch" the fly by snapping a picture of it instead of swatting.

The speaker is going to use the camera to focus on the fly and then swat it away.

The speaker has been chasing this fly all day and is waiting for the right moment to squash it.

We've learned the message of "Catching a Fly" is that a person can choose to respond to a fly in more than one way, such as taking a picture. What 2 specific details in the poem helped us know the speaker's perspective.

1.) zoomed in, held the hands still 2.) instead of a swat, I snapped

1.) appearance of hands like two threads 2.) greedy google eyes

1.) lighted, uninvited 2.) found a lens

1.) plotting, planning 2.) like me, invading

Which answer defines a lyric poem?

A short poem that expresses the personal thoughts and feelings of a speaker who is not the poet.

Expresses a speaker’s thoughts and feelings by using carefully chosen words. It has no set rhyming pattern, meter, or line length

Which answer defines a free verse poem?

Expresses a speaker’s thoughts and feelings by using carefully chosen words. It has no set rhyming pattern, meter, or line length.

Expresses the personal thoughts and feelings of a speaker who is not the poet. It often uses a regular meter, or pattern of sounds. The lines may be grouped into small units called stanzas.

What poetry elements, or literary techniques, did Langston Hughes used in his poem "Dreams" to emphasize the theme of his poetry?

Hughes used repetition of phrases and a meter with a beat / pattern of a similar number of words per line

Hughes used free verse, there is no meter

Hughes used alliteration, the same beginning sounds are present on multiple lines

Hughes follows no pattern and focused on word choice only

How would you describe the poem "When I Dance"?

The speaker has a beat formed by the pattern on lines 1 and 3 of most stanzas. The meter is quick.

The speaker uses a free verse, without set line lengths. The author focused on word choice rather than line length. There is no pattern.

The author used alliteration to write a lyric poem.

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1 min • 1 pt

Type the spelling word. This word means intelligence, or brightness.

(a)

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CCSS.L.1.2E

CCSS.L.K.2D

CCSS.RF.1.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.2.3B

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Type the spelling word. This word means it holds value, or something is of significance.

(a)

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CCSS.L.3.2F

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Type the spelling word. This word means rely on, or a need.

(a)

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CCSS.L.1.2E

CCSS.L.K.2D

CCSS.RF.1.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.2.3B

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Type the spelling word. This word means a home, where someone lives.

(a)

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CCSS.L.1.2E

CCSS.L.K.2D

CCSS.RF.1.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.2.3B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the poem, "How Do I Hold the Summer?", the author states that "I thought of ice and barren limbs" in the first line on Stanza 3. Which word is a synonym for barren?

bare

lifeless

vibrant

leafless

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CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The author of "How Do I Hold the Summer?" writes on line 3 stanza 4, "Soft plumes of brown pressed in a book,". What is a synonym for the word plumes as it is used in context.

fruit

peaches

lines

feathers

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CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the meaning of the word expression as we relate it to the poetry we've been reading?

putting thoughts and feelings into action or words

words that make up a phrase, or the look on your face

a mathematical equation that represents a quantity

pressing or squeezing to produce something

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CCSS.L.5.5C

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U4W5 Spelling & Vocab Test

Type the spelling word. This word means intelligence, or brightness.

(a)

Type the spelling word. This word means it holds value, or something is of significance.

(a)

Type the spelling word. This word means rely on, or a need.

(a)

Type the spelling word. This word means a home, where someone lives.

(a)

In the poem, "How Do I Hold the Summer?", the author states that "I thought of ice and barren limbs" in the first line on Stanza 3. Which word is a synonym for barren?

The author of "How Do I Hold the Summer?" writes on line 3 stanza 4, "Soft plumes of brown pressed in a book,". What is a synonym for the word plumes as it is used in context.

What is the meaning of the word expression as we relate it to the poetry we've been reading?

This word is defined as a repeating pattern of stressed, or unstressed syllables resulting in a rhythm, rhyme or steady flow.

How many stanzas are in the poem "Dreams" by Langston Hughes?

What do you think is most meaningful to the speaker of "How Do I Hold the Summer?", choose the best answer that also supports the theme in this poem.

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U4W5 Spelling & Vocab Test

Type the spelling word. This word means intelligence, or brightness. (a)

Type the spelling word. This word means it holds value, or something is of significance. (a)

Type the spelling word. This word means rely on, or a need. (a)

Type the spelling word. This word means a home, where someone lives. (a)

In the poem, "How Do I Hold the Summer?", the author states that "I thought of ice and barren limbs" in the first line on Stanza 3. Which word is a synonym for barren?

The author of "How Do I Hold the Summer?" writes on line 3 stanza 4, "Soft plumes of brown pressed in a book,". What is a synonym for the word plumes as it is used in context.

What is the meaning of the word expression as we relate it to the poetry we've been reading?

This word is defined as a repeating pattern of stressed, or unstressed syllables resulting in a rhythm, rhyme or steady flow.

How many stanzas are in the poem "Dreams" by Langston Hughes?

What do you think is most meaningful to the speaker of "How Do I Hold the Summer?", choose the best answer that also supports the theme in this poem.

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Type the spelling word. This word means intelligence, or brightness.

(a)

Type the spelling word. This word means it holds value, or something is of significance.

(a)

Type the spelling word. This word means rely on, or a need.

(a)

Type the spelling word. This word means a home, where someone lives.

(a)