Billy Collins Introduction to Poetry

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English
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9th Grade
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Hard
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Sarah Williams
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In stanza 4, Collins describes a poem as having a dark room that he wants his students to walk into, then feel the walls to try and find the light switch. Which of these statements is the best interpretation of that metaphor?
Poems are so confusing, they're like walking into a dark room you have to find your way out of.
A poem can be confusing, but it's best to just start reading it and see what you can find and understand as you read.
You can't read a poem in the dark.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In the last two stanzas, Collins describes what students usually want to do to a poem. He says they want to "tie the poem to a chair and torture a confession out of it," and that they "begin beating it with a hose," when they want to figure out "what it means." How are those metaphors different from the metaphors and imagery in the other stanzas?
The metaphors in the last two stanzas are more playful and fun, but the stanzas before are really serious.
The metaphors in the last two stanzas are what he wants students to do, and in the beginning it's what he doesn't want them to do.
The metaphors in the last two stanzas are violent and more serious, but the metaphors in the beginning are more playful and silly.
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CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
3.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Think about the poem- do you think Billy Collins likes when students pick apart a poem to try to figure out what it means? Explain your answer using an evidence from the poem.
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OFF
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CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In stanza 2, Collins asks the reader of a poem to "press an ear against its hive." A hive is where bees live and make honey and wax. So if that metaphor compares a poem to a hive, what similarity (a sameness) is Collins wanting us to see?
the noisiness of bees and the noise in a poem.
the work of bees making honey and the work of a poet writing a poem.
the action and sounds in a hive and the action and sounds in a poem.
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What do lines 1 - 3 suggest about the process of analyzing poetry?
poetry analysis is not always a quick process
words, lines, and stanzas of poetry have to be looked through different "filters" or perspectives in order to discover the interpretation
poetry is always difficult to analyze and unpack
readers must be willing to look at the light
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CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RI.9-10.7
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who is the author of "Introduction to Poetry"?
Billy Collins
Robert Frost
Emily Dickinson
Langston Hughes
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CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.K.6
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
7.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The speaker says the students (a) to find out what the poem really means.
Beat it with a hose
Analyze it line by line
Discuss it in groups
Ask the author
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
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