Poetry Review Questions

Use “Stage Fright” (p. 15) to answer the question below.

• has volunteered to be in the play

• practices on the stage

• enjoys playing the role of the prince

• feels prepared for his performance

Use “Stage Fright” (p. 15) to answer question

The poet uses line 11 to signal that the speaker changes from —

• cheerful to sad

• interested to bored

• confident to unsure

• desperate to hopeful

Use “Stage Fright” (p. 15) to answer question

In line 3, why does the poet repeat and italicize the words from line 2?

• To show that the role will be difficult

• To emphasize that this role is important to the speaker

• To show that the speaker is familiar with the play

• To give the name of the play the speaker is in

Use “Stage Fright” (p. 15) to answer the question

The poem is mostly about a speaker who —

• is chosen for a role in a play that he doesn’t understand

• has trouble with his lines after seeing his classmates in the audience

• experiences problems onstage but is able to finish his performance

• can hardly wait to be onstage because he has practiced so much

Use “Stage Fright” (p. 15) to answer the question

The poet uses figurative language in line 18 to highlight the speaker’s —

• determination to do well

• anxiety once he gets onstage

• satisfaction in being chosen for the role

• eagerness to perform

What does the FIRST T in TFAST stand for?

• t- the theme of the poem. What message do we see in the poem.

• t- the main idea- what was the poem mostly about?

• T- Title, why did the author chose that title? What connection does it have to the poem?

• T-The attitude- what is the poet or speaker's attitude, mood or tone?

What does the F stand for in TFAST?

• Figurative lanaguage- ISHAMPOO

• First five lines

• Finding how many stanzas

What does the A stand for in TFAST?

• Always stating the theme or message

• APPE Planner for your ECR response

• Attitude- what is the poet or speakers attitude in the poem?

• Answering all the questions first

What does the S stand for in TFAST?

• Hashtaging the stanzas

• summarizing the poem

• sentence structure

• sequencing

What does the FINAL T stand for in TFAST?

• Title- why did the author chose that title? How does it connect to the poem?

• Theme- what is the the theme or message throughout the poem that the author is saying.

• The number of lines you count

• The number of times you read the poem