Poetry—Selection Vocabulary

What word means almost the SAME as triumph?

• contest

• loss

• meeting

• victory

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4A

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.K.5B

Which word means using the same words or phrases over and over again?

• connotation

• denotation

• repetition

• stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which word means almost the SAME as hovering?

• to sit beneath

• to stand above

• to hang fluttering

• to walk beside slowly

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4A

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.K.5B

What does the word accomplishment mean?

• something that is completed or done successfully

• something that is reached with the help of others

• something that is desperately desired

• something that is won in a contest

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What does the word connotation mean?

• the idea suggested by the meaning of a word

• the use of words or phrases over and over

• the way the lines of a poem are divided

• the basic definition of a word

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

What is a stanza?

• the basic definition of a word

• the way the lines of a poem are divided

• the use of words or phrases over and over

• the simple difference between similar things

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

What does denotation mean?

• a word that means almost the same

• a word that means the opposite

• the basic definition of a word

• the plural form of a word

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does it mean to be dangling?

• to be blown gently with the breeze

• to be supported from below

• to hang loosely

• to fall down

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is the theme of the poems?

• space travel

• success

• swimming

• life is hard

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

How are “Swimming to the Rock” and “The Moondust Footprint” DIFFERENT?

• “Swimming to the Rock” is about a personal accomplishment, and “The Moondust Footprint” is about an historical accomplishment.

• “Swimming to the Rock” is about an historical accomplishment, and “The Moondust Footprint” is about a personal accomplishment.

• “Swimming to the Rock” is about winning a race to a rock, and “The Moondust Footprint” is about winning a race to the moon.

• Both poems are about a personal accomplishment.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.K.9

CCSS.RL. 6.7

CCSS.RL.K.6