Poetry 2

We need to learn a few things to help us answer those questions!

​Unlike other writing, poems have lines instead of sentences. They CAN be written with sentences, but they don't have to. Poets (authors who write poems) will think about where they want to end each line before starting a new line.

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You probably already know what rhyme or rhyming is because you've been learning about it since Pre-K! But just in case...

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• look it up in a dictionary

• look it up online

• reread the text and look for context clues

The beginning phrase of the question gives us a clue. The "end of the poem" would have to be stanza 7.

Now look for text evidence that matches one of the answers. Be careful that you're not tricked by D. now like bedtime. Just because the leaves say, "It is so nice to go to bed!" doesn't mean they like bedtime.

​You may not know or remember what figurative language is, but you will very soon!

Let's read question 4 together.

Do you see any text evidence in stanza 1 that supports one of the answer choices?

Do you see any text evidence in stanza 2 that supports one of the answer choices?

Do you see any text evidence in stanza 5 that supports one of the answer choices?

Do you see any text evidence in stanza 7 that supports one of the answer choices?

I guess we should figure out what "speaker" of a poem means first!