The Best Summer Night is . . . (Poem)

lying
on a blanket
in a crowded city park,

--pop-- --pop-- --pop-

yellow, blue, and white,
then fall
in glitter stitches

the

starry

quilt

of

night.

A. a colorful hem on a piece of clothing.
B. a thin light from the fireworks.
C. a bunch of stars.
D. a hole in the quilt.

Key: B

R-5-6.1 (author's craft - imagery)

Item Type: MC - related to passage

Alignment to GLE R-5-6.1: Analyze and interpret author's craft, citing evidence where appropriate by… Demonstrating knowledge of use of literary elements and devices (i.e., imagery, exaggeration) to analyze literary works

Depth of Knowledge: Level 2 - Identify use of literary devices; Use context cues to identify the meaning of unfamiliar words

2. In the poem, the speaker uses words or phrases to create images of sights and sounds. Choose one group of words or phrase from the poem that is used to create an image. Then describe the image that is created by those words.
Words or phrase from the poem
The image that is created by these words

Example: BOOM
Boom is written in capital letters to show the big, loud sound of fireworks.

1.

1.

2.

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Alignment to GLE R-5-6.1: Analyze and interpret author's craft, citing evidence where appropriate by… Demonstrating knowledge of use of literary elements and devices (i.e., imagery, exaggeration) to analyze literary works

Depth of Knowledge: Level 2 - Identify use of literary devices; Use context cues to identify the meaning of unfamiliar words