The Sky is Low- Personification

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Question 1: Did you read the poem?

• yes

• no

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

The Sky is low — the Clouds are mean.

A Travelling Flake of Snow

What natural item is described as having a human mood?

• sky

• clouds

• snow

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

The Sky is low — the Clouds are mean.

A Travelling Flake of Snow

What human mood does this item have?

• travelling

• flakes

• mean

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

The Sky is low — the Clouds are mean.

A Travelling Flake of Snow

       What is the literal meaning of this example?

• the clouds are dark and menacing

• its going to storm

• its winter

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

A Travelling Flake of Snow

Across a Barn or through a Rut

Debates if it will go —

What natural item is engaged in a human action?

• flake

• barn

• rut

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

A Travelling Flake of Snow

Across a Barn or through a Rut

Debates if it will go —

What human action is it engaged in doing?

• travelling

• debating

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

A Travelling Flake of Snow

Across a Barn or through a Rut

Debates if it will go —

What is the literal meaning of this example?

• there is a snowstorm

• the snow is blowing all directions

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

A Narrow Wind complains all Day

How some one treated him

What natural item is engaged in a human action?

• wind

• day

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

A Narrow Wind complains all Day

How some one treated him

What human action is it engaged in doing?

• complaining

• arguing

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

A Narrow Wind complains all Day

How some one treated him

What is the literal meaning of this example?     

• its talking

• its howling

• its whining

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4