My Movie Director - Poetry Analysis

What was the “movie director” doing while the kids played outside?

• watching TV

• wishing he could be outside too

• imagining movies he would make

• playing with the dog

Which of the following BEST describes the rhyme in this poem?

• set rhyme scheme

• free verse

• dramatic

• unimportant

Why would you need the map mentioned in line 2?

• to figure out why the speaker is talking about her relatives

• to understand how the speaker is related to the director

• to figure out how to become a movie director

• to understand where the speaker lives

Which line includes the BEST example of alliteration?

• line 9

• line 10

• line 11

• line 12

Which lines include the BEST use of description?

• lines 3 and 4

• lines 7 and 8

• lines 9 and 10

• lines 16 and 17

Which phrase BEST sets the author’s tone (attitude about the subject)?

• "My mother’s sister’s husband’s sister’s son..."

• "Usually, I can only see his dark, tightly coiled curls..."

• "Not because he’s rich."

• "When I see one of his movies, I sometimes smile, too."

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.1.4

Based on the context of line 11, jubilant MOST LIKELY means

• very grateful.

• somewhat unhappy.

• less angry.

• extremely happy.

Seeing one of the director’s movies makes the speaker smile because he or she enjoys

• watching movies about the director’s life.

• bragging about being related to someone famous.

• thinking about the director succeeding despite being teased.

• imagining that the movies are about him or her.

Why does the author use the word “my” in the title “My Movie Director”?

• to keep the director’s real name a secret from the reader

• to make the author’s connection to the director seem more personal

• to let the reader know that the director is a very close relation

• to honor the memory of the movie director

What is the author’s purpose in using the phrase “My mother’s sister’s husband’s sister’s son” to describe the director?

• to emphasize how distantly related the author is to the director

• to complain about how large his family is

• to reminisce about his childhood and growing up

• to poke fun at the director and what he does for a living