Recap_Poetry

• English
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 4

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Expected Learning Outcomes

Learners will be able to:

• Recall and relate to the theme of the poems.
• Evaluate RTC's and answer accordingly.

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"When the gong sounds ten in the morning
and I walk to school by our lane."

Choose the option which is closest in meaning to the word "gong".

1. an electronic watch
2. crow
3. a circular heavy bell
4. analog watch

“The lane is dark and lonely, and the street lamp stands like a giant with one red eye in its head."

What is the street light here being compared to?

1. A Tower
2. A Giant
3. Hawker
4. A Gong

"I can see through the gate of that house
the gardener digging the ground"

Identify and choose the synonym of 'digging'.

1. observing
2. seeing
3. working
4. tilling

"Nobody takes him to task
If he gets baked in the sun."

Choose the synonym of baked.

1. roasted
2. amused
3. gazed
4. prepared

"There is nothing to hurry him on,
There is no road he must take,
No place he must go to, no time when
He must come home”
Which profession is being referred to, in the above lines?

1. Watchman
2. Gardener
3. Beggar
4. Hawker

"I wish I were a watchmen"
Why does the speaker want to be a watchman?

What are the possible themes of the poem"Vocation"?

"All down the ages
Like a great tide
Commoners walking
Where noblemen___________"
Fill in the blank with the correct option.

1. sleep
2. ride
3. work hard
4. All the above

According to the poem 'History', lawyers make roads.

1. True
2. False

"All down the ages
In great cavalcade
People move onward
And history's made."
Choose the antonym of cavalcade.

1. Hiding
2. Parade
3. March
4. procession

The poem "History" talks about_______.

1. how history is made
2. evolution of life
3. how tide occurs
4. All the above

In the poem 'History', Eleanor Farjeon compares people with __________.

1. mammals
2. aves
3. a great tide
4. Castles

"Commoners walking, Where noblemen ride"

Identify and choose the poetic device in the above lines.

1. Symbolism
2. Simile
3. Pun
4. Refrain

"People move onward ,
And history's made."

Choose the antonym of "onward" from the option given below.

1. forward
2. settle
3. aback
4. forrad

The poet lists various occupations in the poem history, do you think all of them help to make history?

"The people move like a great tide."
Does this tide ever stop?Does it move backwards ?Elaborate.

             Think Like A Tree

"Be still long enough to
Hear your own leaves_________"

Fill in the blank with the correct option.

1. rustling
2. dying
3. singing
4. reaching

"Feel refreshed after it rains."

Choose the poetic device used in the above lines.

1. Imagery
2. Pun
3. Simile
4. Paradox

"Soak up the sun
Affirm life's magic
Be graceful in the wind"
Read the above lines and choose the antonym of graceful

1. elegant
2. dignified
3. poised
4. unsophisticated

Stay deeply rooted while reaching for the sky.

"Reaching for the sky" implies:

1. to take a flight to somewhere.
2. to achieve success
3. to fly like a free bird
4. to fly kites

How do you think the line "Provide shelter to strangers" relates to our lives? (Think Like a Tree)

"Hang tough through a cold spell".
How can we implement this phrase in our real lives?

What are the possible themes of the poem"Think Like A Tree"?

Success Criteria-Now ,I CAN

Recall and relate to the theme of the poems.

Evalute rtc's and answer accordingly.

1. Strongly Agree
2. Agree
3. Not Sure
4. Need Help

Revise the syllabus for PA2.

All the best.

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