What is the author's attitude toward what they're writing?
tone
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"The principal was a raging bull" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Metaphor
100
What is the format of poetry.
Writing split into lines and stanzas.
100
Restate the following question: "How does the author convey her tone using figurative language?"
The author conveys the tone of loneliness by...
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Why should you circle the title of the poem?
The title can tell you a lot about what the poem might be about and gets your brain focused on what you are about ot read.
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What is the theme of a poem? And how do you figure it out?
The message or lesson that the author is trying to convey. You can figure it out by focusing on how the main character changed throughout the poem?
200
Provide three examples of onomatopoeia.
Crack, boom, snap, aachoo, ring, buzz
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When multiple lines of poetry are repeated throughout a poem, what is it called?
A refrain.
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For the short answer constructed response questions, how many sentences should your answers be?
3-4 sentences
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What should you do before you read the poem?
1. Circle the title and make a prediction.
2. Number the stanzas.
3. Make a box around the poem and make another column for rewriting the poem in your own words.
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What do you think the effect of an author using rhyming words and alliteration is?
It makes the poems sound better when you read them out loud.
300
What is personification?
Giving something nonliving human characteristics.
300
Paragraphs in poems are called ____________.
stanzas
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The Extended Constructed response asks you to do what to two different poems or pieces of prose.
compare and contrast
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How should you use a Venn Diagram to help you compare after two reading two passages?
You can figure out what each has in common and what is unique about each one before you write the extended constructed response.
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How do author's use symbolism?
Authors use symbolism by using individual objects to represent a bigger idea, concept, or event.
400
If you are trying to identify alliteration in a poem, what is the process?
Look at each line of poetry and look for more than one word that starts with the same letter.
400
True or false: poems always rhyme.
False
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When writing the Extended Constructed Response, how many paragraphs should you write?
Two. RAGE rubric twice!
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How many times should you read a poem to best understand it?
At least twice!
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How does the author's word choice affect the tone of the poem?
By noticing the types of words the author uses - positive or negative - it is easier to figure out his attitude toward what he is writing.
500
How does figurative language help convey an author's tone?
The author's use of figurative language can show the attitude about what they're writing.
500
Explain the difference between narrative and lyric poetry.
Narrative poems are like narrative writing and tell a story in order by time. Lyric poems focus on an emotion or feeling of a single speaker.
500
In the Extended Constructed Response, what type of information should go into each paragraph?
The first paragraph should introduce what two pieces of literature are being compared and what they have in common. It should also describe and analyze the first text.
The second paragraph should analyze the other piece of literature and compare how they are different.
500
Why do you paraphrase the poem?
Figuring out the poem in your own words helps you understand it better.