Name: _______________________________________________ Date: ___________________ Periods: ____________
Reading Response Journal
Poetry Form & Structure Group F
Part 1 Directions: For each poem, fill in the chart to determine the form of each poem. Then, write down the rhyme scheme
by putting the correct letter in each of the blanks provided.
Poem Title
Poetic Form
Determine the form of
the poem. Circle or
highlight your answer.
Characteristics of Poetic Form: What characteristics of the poem helped
you determine the form? Circle or highlight all that apply.
It has a bouncing rhythm
Narrative poem
It has a total of 17 of syllables
14 line poem
Ballad
“Goldfish”
Does not rhyme
It has a set rhyme scheme
Sonnet
The last two lines rhyme with each other
It is broken into 3 quatrains and a couplet
Limerick
It is written like a song and tells a story
It has a lighthearted and humorous tone
Haiku
Does not rhyme
Narrative poem
It has a set rhyme scheme
It captures a moment in time
“A Secret
Meeting”
Ballad
The last two lines rhyme with each other
It is broken into 3 quatrains and a couplet
Sonnet
It is written like a song and tells a story
It has a lighthearted and humorous tone
Limerick
The lines are different lengths
Haiku
It has a bouncing rhythm
Narrative poem
“A Young
Lady of
Station”
It has a total of 17 of syllables
3 line poem
Ballad
5 line poem
Does not rhyme
Sonnet
It has a set rhyme scheme
It captures a moment in time
Limerick
It is written like a song and tells a story
It has a lighthearted and humorous tone
Haiku
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Poem Title
Poetic Form
Determine the form
of the poem. Circle
or highlight your
answer
Characteristics of Poetic Form:
What characteristics of the poem helped you determine the form? Circle or
highlight all that apply.
It has a bouncing rhythm
Narrative poem
It has a total of 17 of syllables
3 line poem
Ballad
“Moonlight”
5 line poem
Does not rhyme
Sonnet
It captures a moment in time
It is written like a song and tells a story
Limerick
It has a lighthearted and humorous tone
It has a 5-7-5 syllable count
Haiku
“Goldfish”
Directions: Complete the rhyme scheme for the poem.
A
I love my little goldfish, he’s my friend; _____
B
He swims a hundred miles every day. _____
A
His swimming never seems to have an end; _____
A
B
Perhaps he thinks he’s swimming far away. _____
Around and ’round my little goldfish goes _____
And I can see him when he’s far or near. _____
I wonder if my little goldfish knows _____
That he’s been swimming ’round for half a year. _____
His ocean is the water in his bowl. _____
To me it seems a cozy little place. _____
A rock inside makes quite a lovely shoal. _____
And polished glass surrounds his private space. _____
But sometimes when he stops to look at me, _____
I wonder if he’s longing for the sea. _____
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“A Secret Meeting”
Directions: Complete the rhyme scheme for the first two stanzas of the poem.
As I was walking down the street _____
I saw two people in secret meet _____
The second one said to the first _____
'You have some news to quench my thirst? _____
'In behind the old, damp shed _____
There lies a noble man slain, dead _____
And no one knows he lies in strife _____
Except his dog and lonely wife _____
With master gone where no one knocks
His dog has left to chase a fox
His wife has found somebody new
His house is left for all to view
Though it's been empty for a while
We'll be warm and dry in half a mile
For now we can take comfort there
We'll flee the place when it grows bare
Many people knew the noble man
But none do care where he has gone
Over his grave, all do ignore
The wind shall blow forever more.
“A Young Lady of Station”
Directions: Complete the rhyme scheme for poem.
There was a young lady of station _____
"I love man" was her sole exclamation _____
But when men cried, "You flatter" _____
She replied, "Oh! no matter _____
Isle of Man is the true explanation _____
“Moonlight”
Directions: Complete the rhyme scheme for poem.
The autumn moonlight _____
a worm digging silently _____
into the chestnut. _____
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_______ 1. Which of the following best demonstrates the overall tone of the poem, “Goldfish”?
a. Melancholy
b. Energetic
c. Thoughtful
d. Aggravated
2. Find two pieces of text evidence to support the tone that you chose for question 1. Be sure to write your text
evidence in complete sentences and use a sentence starter. Then, explain how your text evidence supports your tone in
each commentary.
Text Evidence:
In the text it says, “I wonder if my little goldfish knows/ That he’s been swimming ’round for half a year”.
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That he’s been swimming ’round for half a year.
Commentary
(In at least 3 sentences, summarize your text evidence in your own words, and then explain to your reader how your
evidence supports and relates back to your assertion. Be sure to tie the assertion and evidence together and connect
your commentary back to an important definition or topic.)
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Text Evidence:
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Commentary
(In at least 3 sentences, summarize your text evidence in your own words, and then explain to your reader how your
evidence supports and relates back to your assertion. Be sure to tie the assertion and evidence together and connect
your commentary back to an important definition or topic.)
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Rubric
1
EVIDENCE/
EXAMPLE
COMMENTARY
EVIDENCE/
EXAMPLE
COMMENTARY
Relevant and sufficient evidence cited to
support answer
Text evidence uses a lead in
2
Explanation clearly proves how text
evidence connects to the assertion,
demonstrates a thorough understanding of
text
Explanation does not simply restate the text
evidence
Explanation connects to an important
definition or concept
No personal connections included
Third person point of view
Minimum length of 2-3 sentences
1
Relevant and sufficient evidence cited to
support answer
Text evidence uses a lead in
2
Explanation clearly proves how text
evidence connects to the assertion,
demonstrates a thorough understanding of
text
Explanation does not simply restate the text
evidence
Explanation connects to an important
definition or concept
No personal connections included
Third person point of view
Minimum length of 2-3 sentences
0.5
Text evidence does not use a lead in
1
0
Explanation was attempted but does not fully
connect assertion and evidence
Explanation does not simply restate the text
evidence
Explanation summarizes both pieces of text
evidence but does not prove each individually
Explanation is missing connection to an
important idea or concept
No personal connections included
Two or more sentences in length
Explanation was attempted but does not
connect assertion and evidence clearly
May have mostly restated text evidence
Explanation summarizes both pieces of
text evidence but does not prove each
individually
May have included personal connections
May have written in first person
Less than two sentences in length
0.5
Text evidence does not use a lead in
1
Explanation was attempted but does not fully
connect assertion and evidence
Explanation does not simply restate the text
evidence
Explanation summarizes both pieces of text
evidence but does not prove each individually
Explanation is missing connection to an
important idea or concept
No personal connections included
Two or more sentences in length
1
CONVENTIONS
Includes quotation marks around direct
text evidence
Includes commas before beginning a direct
text quotation
Utilizes proper spelling and capitalization
0
Evidence was irrelevant or insufficient
0.5
One or more of the following is present:
Inconsistent use of quotation marks around
direct text evidence
Inconsistent use of commas before beginning
a direct text quotation
Improper use of spelling and capitalization
0
Evidence was irrelevant or insufficient
0
Explanation was attempted but does not
connect assertion and evidence clearly
May have mostly restated text evidence
Explanation summarizes both pieces of
text evidence but does not prove each
individually
May have included personal connections
May have written in first person
Less than two sentences in length
0
All of the following are present:
Inconsistent use of quotation marks
around direct text evidence
Inconsistent use of commas before
beginning a direct text quotation
Improper use of spelling and
capitalization
Name: _______________________________________________ Date: ___________________ Periods: ____________
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Reading Response Journal
Poetry Form & Structure Groups 210-219
Directions: For each poem, fill in the chart to determine the form of each poem. Then, write down the rhyme scheme by
putting the correct letter in each of the blanks provided.
Poem Title
Poetic Form
Determine the form of
the poem. Circle or
highlight the best
answer
Characteristics of Poetic Form: What characteristics of the poem helped you
determine the form? Circle or highlight all that apply.
It has a bouncing rhythm
It has a total of 17 of syllables
3 line poem
Narrative poem
5 line poem
14 line poem
Ballad
“Black and
White”
Does not rhyme
It has a set rhyme scheme
Sonnet
It captures a moment in time
The last two lines rhyme with each other
Limerick
It is broken into 3 quatrains and a couplet
It is written like a song and tells a story
Haiku
It has a lighthearted and humorous tone
The lines are different lengths
It has a bouncing rhythm
It has a total of 17 of syllables
Narrative poem
Ballad
“The
Mermaid”
Sonnet
Limerick
Haiku
3 line poem
5 line poem
14 line poem
Does not rhyme
It has a set rhyme scheme
It captures a moment in time
The last two lines rhyme with each other
It is broken into 3 quatrains and a couplet
It is written like a song and tells a story
It has a lighthearted and humorous tone
The lines are different lengths
Poem Title
Poetic Form
Determine the form
of the poem. Circle
or highlight your
Characteristics of Poetic Form:
What characteristics of the poem helped you determine the form? Circle all
that apply.
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answer.
It has a bouncing rhythm
It has a total of 17 of syllables
3 line poem
Narrative poem
5 line poem
14 line poem
“A Young
Lady of
Station”
Ballad
Does not rhyme
It has a set rhyme scheme
Sonnet
It captures a moment in time
The last two lines rhyme with each other
Limerick
It is broken into 3 quatrains and a couplet
It is written like a song and tells a story
Haiku
It has a lighthearted and humorous tone
The lines are different lengths
It has a bouncing rhythm
It has a total of 17 of syllables
3 line poem
Narrative poem
5 line poem
14 line poem
Ballad
“Moonlight”
Does not rhyme
It has a set rhyme scheme
Sonnet
It captures a moment in time
The last two lines rhyme with each other
Limerick
It is broken into 3 quatrains and a couplet
It is written like a song and tells a story
It has a lighthearted and humorous tone
Haiku
The lines are different lengths
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“Black and White”
Directions: Complete the rhyme scheme for poem.
My world before you came was black and white, _____
No shades of gray, nor colors to be seen, _____
But then each day was wonderful and bright, _____
Because you brought the color back to me. _____
Look there! A sky so vast and deeply blue, _____
Green grass that gleams as brightly as a jewel _____
With golden-yellow flowers peeking through, _____
Reflected in your eyes, pure crystal pools. _____
But then you left, one stormy winter’s day, _____
And took with you the gift you had given. _____
All yellows, blues, and greens faded away; _____
My eyes were left to see black-white again. _____
Yet maybe when the spring returns once more, _____
I might recall the vibrant days before. _____
“The Mermaid”
Directions: Complete the rhyme scheme for the first two stanzas of the poem.
'Twas Friday morn when we set sail, _____
And we had not got far from land, _____
When the Captain, he spied a lovely mermaid, _____
With a comb and a glass in her hand. _____
Oh the ocean waves may roll, _____
And the stormy winds may blow, _____
While we poor sailors go skipping aloft _____
And the land lubbers lay down below, below, below _____
And the land lubbers lay down below. _____
Then up spoke the Captain of our gallant ship,
And a jolly old Captain was he;
"Break a leg," he thought in jest,
As the ship was fighting the sea.
Oh the ocean waves may roll,
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And the stormy winds may blow,
While we poor sailors go skipping aloft
And the land lubbers lay down below, below, below
And the land lubbers lay down below.
Then up spoke the Cook of our gallant ship,
And a greasy old Cook was he;
"I care more for my kettles and my pots,
Than I do for the roaring of the sea."
Oh the ocean waves may roll,
And the stormy winds may blow,
While we poor sailors go skipping aloft
And the land lubbers lay down below, below, below
And the land lubbers lay down below.
Then three times 'round went our titanic ship,
And three times 'round went she,
And the third time that she went saddened 'round
She sank to the bottom of the sea.
Oh the ocean waves may roll,
And the stormy winds may blow,
While we poor sailors go skipping aloft
And the land lubbers lay down below, below, below
And the land lubbers lay down below.
“A Young Lady of Station”
Directions: Complete the rhyme scheme for poem.
There was a young lady of station _____
"I love man" was her sole exclamation _____
But when men cried, "You flatter" _____
She replied, "Oh! no matter _____
Isle of Man is the true explanation _____
“Moonlight”
Directions: Complete the rhyme scheme for poem.
The autumn moonlight _____
a worm digging silently _____
into the chestnut. _____
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_______ 1. Which of the following best demonstrates the overall tone of the poem, “Black and White”?
a. Wistful
b. Energetic
c. Thoughtful
d. Aggravated
Lookup words you don’t know in the dictionary!
2. Find two pieces of text evidence to support the tone that you chose for question 1. Be sure to write your text
evidence in complete sentences and use a sentence starter. Then, explain how your text evidence supports your tone in
each commentary.
Text Evidence:
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Commentary
(In at least 3 sentences, summarize your text evidence in your own words, and then explain to your reader how your
evidence supports and relates back to your assertion. Be sure to tie the assertion and evidence together and connect
your commentary back to an important definition or topic.)
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Text Evidence:
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Commentary
(In at least 3 sentences, summarize your text evidence in your own words, and then explain to your reader how your
evidence supports and relates back to your assertion. Be sure to tie the assertion and evidence together and connect
your commentary back to an important definition or topic.)
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Name: _______________________________________________ Date: ___________________ Periods: ____________
Poetry Form and Structure Reading Response Journal
Above 230
Directions: For each poem determine the form, the characteristics of form that are present, label the rhyme scheme, and
answer the comprehension question for the last poem.
Poem #1
When I have fears that I may cease to be
by John Keats
When I have fears that I may cease to be ____
Before my pen has glean'd my teeming brain, ____
Before high piled books, in charact'ry, ____
Hold like rich garners the full-ripen'd grain; ____
When I behold, upon the night's starr'd face, ____
Huge cloudy symbols of a high romance, ____
And think that I may never live to trace ____
Their shadows, with the magic hand of chance; ____
And when I feel, fair creature of an hour! ____
That I shall never look upon thee more, ____
Never have relish in the faery power ____
Of unreflecting love!—then on the shore ____
Of the wide world I stand alone, and think ____
Till Love and Fame to nothingness do sink. ____
Poetic Form (circle 1)
Narrative
Ballad
Sonnet
Limerick
Haiku
Explanation (In 2-3 sentences explain how you selected the poetic form)
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*************Label the Rhyme Scheme of the Poem*********************
Poem #2
“A Young Lady of Station”
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There was a young lady of station ____
"I love man" was her sole exclamation ____
But when men cried, "You flatter" ____
She replied, "Oh! no matter ____
Isle of Man is the true explanation"____
Poetic Form (circle 1)
Narrative
Ballad
Sonnet
Limerick
Haiku
Explanation (In 2-3 sentences explain how you selected the poetic form)
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*************Label the Rhyme Scheme of the Poem*********************
Poem #3
“Moonlight”
The autumn moonlight ____
a worm digging silently ____
into the chestnut. ____
Poetic Form (circle 1)
Narrative
Ballad
Sonnet
Limerick
Haiku
Explanation (In 2-3 sentences explain how you selected the poetic form)
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Poem #4
An Old Man’s Winter Night
by Robert Frost
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5
10
15
20
25
ALL out of doors looked darkly in at him ______
Through the thin frost, almost in separate stars, ______
That gathers on the pane in empty rooms. ______
What kept his eyes from giving back the gaze ______
Was the lamp tilted near them in his hand. ______
What kept him from remembering what it was
That brought him to that creaking room was age.
He stood with barrels round him—at a loss.
And having scared the cellar under him
In clomping there, he scared it once again
In clomping off;—and scared the outer night,
Which has its sounds, familiar, like the roar
Of trees and crack of branches, common things,
But nothing so like beating on a box.
A light he was to no one but himself
Where now he sat, concerned with he knew what,
A quiet light, and then not even that.
He consigned to the moon, such as she was,
So late-arising, to the broken moon
As better than the sun in any case
For such a charge, his snow upon the roof,
His icicles along the wall to keep;
And slept. The log that shifted with a jolt
Once in the stove, disturbed him and he shifted,
And eased his heavy breathing, but still slept.
One aged man—one man—can’t fill a house,
A farm, a countryside, or if he can,
It’s thus he does it of a winter night.
Poetic Form (circle 1)
Narrative
Ballad
Sonnet
Limerick
Haiku
Explanation (In 2-3 sentences explain how you selected the poetic form)
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*************Label the Rhyme Scheme of the 1st 5 Lines of the Poem*********************
_____ Which of the following inferences best explains the aged man’s behavior?
a. The man is frightened by his house so he makes noises to try to scare off any unknown visitors.
b. The man is frustrated by the snowy weather and anxious for it to stop so he can leave his house.
c. The man is scared of his house so he looks for others to help him deal with his fears.
d. The man is confused and scared so he is unable to sleep and keeps clomping around the house.
______ Which of the following best demonstrates the overall tone of the poem, “An Old Man’s Winter Night”?
a. confused
b. calm
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c. appreciative
d. insulting
Find two pieces of text evidence to support the tone that you chose. Be sure to write your text evidence in complete
sentences and use a sentence starter. Then, explain how your text evidence supports your theme in each commentary.
Text Evidence:
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Commentary
(In at least 3 sentences, summarize your text evidence in your own words, and then explain to your reader how your
evidence supports and relates back to your assertion. Be sure to tie the assertion and evidence together and connect your
commentary back to an important definition or topic.)
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Text Evidence:
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Commentary
(In at least 3 sentences, summarize your text evidence in your own words, and then explain to your reader how your
evidence supports and relates back to your assertion. Be sure to tie the assertion and evidence together and connect your
commentary back to an important definition or topic.)
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Rubric
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1
EVIDENCE/
EXAMPLE
COMMENTARY
EVIDENCE/
EXAMPLE
COMMENTARY
Relevant and sufficient evidence cited to
support answer
Text evidence uses a lead in
2
Explanation clearly proves how text evidence
connects to the assertion, demonstrates a
thorough understanding of text
Explanation does not simply restate the text
evidence
Explanation connects to an important
definition or concept
No personal connections included
Third person point of view
Minimum length of 2-3 sentences
1
Relevant and sufficient evidence cited to
support answer
Text evidence uses a lead in
2
Explanation clearly proves how text evidence
connects to the assertion, demonstrates a
thorough understanding of text
Explanation does not simply restate the text
evidence
Explanation connects to an important
definition or concept
No personal connections included
Third person point of view
Minimum length of 2-3 sentences
0.5
Text evidence does not use a lead in
1
CONVENTIONS
0
Explanation was attempted but does not fully
connect assertion and evidence
Explanation does not simply restate the text
evidence
Explanation summarizes both pieces of text
evidence but does not prove each individually
Explanation is missing connection to an important
idea or concept
No personal connections included
Two or more sentences in length
0.5
Text evidence does not use a lead in
Explanation was attempted but does not
connect assertion and evidence clearly
May have mostly restated text evidence
Explanation summarizes both pieces of text
evidence but does not prove each
individually
May have included personal connections
May have written in first person
Less than two sentences in length
1
Explanation was attempted but does not fully
connect assertion and evidence
Explanation does not simply restate the text
evidence
Explanation summarizes both pieces of text
evidence but does not prove each individually
Explanation is missing connection to an important
idea or concept
No personal connections included
Two or more sentences in length
0
Explanation was attempted but does not
connect assertion and evidence clearly
May have mostly restated text evidence
Explanation summarizes both pieces of text
evidence but does not prove each
individually
May have included personal connections
May have written in first person
Less than two sentences in length
1
Includes quotation marks around direct text
evidence
Includes commas before beginning a direct
text quotation
Utilizes proper spelling and capitalization
0
Evidence was irrelevant or insufficient
0.5
One or more of the following is present:
Inconsistent use of quotation marks around
direct text evidence
Inconsistent use of commas before beginning a
direct text quotation
Improper use of spelling and capitalization
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0
Evidence was irrelevant or insufficient
0
All of the following are present:
Inconsistent use of quotation marks around
direct text evidence
Inconsistent use of commas before
beginning a direct text quotation
Improper use of spelling and
capitalization
Name: _______________________________________________ Date: ___________________ Periods: ____________
Poetry Form and Structure Reading Response Journal
220-229
Directions: For each poem determine the form, the characteristics of form that are present, label the rhyme scheme, and
answer the comprehension question for the last poem.
Poem #1
In August
by Babette Deutsch
Heat urges secret odors from the grass. _____
Blunting the edge of silence, crickets shrill. _____
Wings veer: inane needles of light, and pass. _____
Laced pools: the warm wood-shadows ebb and fill. _____
The wind is casual, loitering to crush _____
The sun upon his palate, and to draw _____
Pungence from pine, frank fragrances from brush, _____
Sucked up through thin grey boughs as through a straw. _____
Moss-green, fern-green and leaf and meadow-green _____
Are broken by the bare, bone-colored roads, _____
Less moved by stirring air than by unseen _____
Soft-footed ants and meditative toads. _____
Summer is passing, taking what she brings: _____
Green scents and sounds, and quick ephemeral wings. _____
Poetic Form (circle 1)
Narrative
Ballad
Sonnet
Limerick
Haiku
Explanation (In 2-3 sentences explain how you selected the poetic form)
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*************Label the Rhyme Scheme of the Poem*********************
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Poem #2
“A Young Lady of Station”
There was a young lady of station ____
"I love man" was her sole exclamation ____
But when men cried, "You flatter" ____
She replied, "Oh! no matter ____
Isle of Man is the true explanation"____
Poetic Form (circle 1)
Narrative
Ballad
Sonnet
Limerick
Haiku
Explanation (In 2-3 sentences explain how you selected the poetic form)
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*************Label the Rhyme Scheme of the Poem*********************
Poem #3
“Moonlight”
The autumn moonlight ____
a worm digging silently ____
into the chestnut. ____
Poetic Form (circle 1)
Narrative
Ballad
Sonnet
Limerick
Haiku
Explanation (In 2-3 sentences explain how you selected the poetic form)
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*************Label the Rhyme Scheme of the Poem*********************
Poem #4
excerpt from Paul Revere’s Ride
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by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Listen, my children, and you shall hear ______
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, ______
On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five: ______
Hardly a man is now alive ______
Who remembers that famous day and year. ______
He said to his friend, “If the British march ______
By land or sea from the town to-night, ______
Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry-arch ______
Of the North-Church-tower, as a signal-light,-- ______
One if by land, and two if by sea; ______
And I on the opposite shore will be,
Ready to ride and spread the alarm
Through every Middlesex village and farm,
For the country-folk to be up and to arm.”
Then he said “Good night!” and with muffled oar
Silently rowed to the Charlestown shore,
Just as the moon rose over the bay,
Where swinging wide at her moorings lay
The Somerset, British man-of-war:
A phantom ship, with each mast and spar
Across the moon, like a prison-bar,
And a huge black hulk, that was magnified
By its own reflection in the tide.
Meanwhile, his friend, through alley and street
Wanders and watches with eager ears,
Till in the silence around him he hears
The muster of men at the barrack door,
The sound of arms, and the tramp of feet,
And the measured tread of the grenadiers
Marching down to their boats on the shore.
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Meanwhile, impatient to mount and ride,
Booted and spurred, with a heavy stride
On the opposite shore walked Paul Revere.
Now he patted his horse's side,
Now he gazed at the landscape far and near,
Then, impetuous, stamped the earth,
And turned and tightened his saddle girth;
But mostly he watched with eager search
The belfry tower of the Old North Church,
As it rose above the graves on the hill,
Lonely and spectral and sombre and still.
And lo! as he looks, on the belfry's height
A glimmer, and then a gleam of light!
He springs to the saddle, the bridle he turns,
But lingers and gazes, till full on his sight
A second lamp in the belfry burns.
Poetic Form (circle 1)
Narrative
Ballad
Sonnet
Limerick
Explanation (In 2-3 sentences explain how you selected the poetic form)
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Haiku
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_____ Which of the following inferences best explains what Paul Revere will see in the church tower
a. He is waiting to see if his friend will put two lanterns in the church tower as the British soldiers move down to their boats.
b. He watches the moon and waits to see if the clouds move enough to light up the night.
c. He is waiting to see one lantern in the church tower as the British prepare to ride out on their horses.
d. He does not see a signal so he travels anyway to begin warning the countryside of the approach of the British.
______ Which of the following best demonstrates the overall tone of the poem, “Paul Revere’s Ride”?
a. restless
b. disappointed
c. pleasant
d. aggravated
Find two pieces of text evidence to support the tone that you chose. Be sure to write your text evidence in complete
sentences and use a sentence starter. Then, explain how your text evidence supports your theme in each commentary.
Text Evidence:
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Commentary
(In at least 3 sentences, summarize your text evidence in your own words, and then explain to your reader how your
evidence supports and relates back to your assertion. Be sure to tie the assertion and evidence together and connect your
commentary back to an important definition or topic.)
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Text Evidence:
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Commentary
(In at least 3 sentences, summarize your text evidence in your own words, and then explain to your reader how your
evidence supports and relates back to your assertion. Be sure to tie the assertion and evidence together and connect your
commentary back to an important definition or topic.)
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Rubric
1
EVIDENCE/
EXAMPLE
COMMENTARY
EVIDENCE/
EXAMPLE
COMMENTARY
Relevant and sufficient evidence cited to
support answer
Text evidence uses a lead in
2
Explanation clearly proves how text evidence
connects to the assertion, demonstrates a
thorough understanding of text
Explanation does not simply restate the text
evidence
Explanation connects to an important
definition or concept
No personal connections included
Third person point of view
Minimum length of 2-3 sentences
1
Relevant and sufficient evidence cited to
support answer
Text evidence uses a lead in
2
Explanation clearly proves how text evidence
connects to the assertion, demonstrates a
thorough understanding of text
Explanation does not simply restate the text
evidence
Explanation connects to an important
definition or concept
No personal connections included
Third person point of view
Minimum length of 2-3 sentences
0.5
Text evidence does not use a lead in
1
CONVENTIONS
0
Explanation was attempted but does not fully
connect assertion and evidence
Explanation does not simply restate the text
evidence
Explanation summarizes both pieces of text
evidence but does not prove each individually
Explanation is missing connection to an important
idea or concept
No personal connections included
Two or more sentences in length
0.5
Text evidence does not use a lead in
Explanation was attempted but does not
connect assertion and evidence clearly
May have mostly restated text evidence
Explanation summarizes both pieces of text
evidence but does not prove each
individually
May have included personal connections
May have written in first person
Less than two sentences in length
1
Explanation was attempted but does not fully
connect assertion and evidence
Explanation does not simply restate the text
evidence
Explanation summarizes both pieces of text
evidence but does not prove each individually
Explanation is missing connection to an important
idea or concept
No personal connections included
Two or more sentences in length
0
Explanation was attempted but does not
connect assertion and evidence clearly
May have mostly restated text evidence
Explanation summarizes both pieces of text
evidence but does not prove each
individually
May have included personal connections
May have written in first person
Less than two sentences in length
1
Includes quotation marks around direct text
evidence
Includes commas before beginning a direct
text quotation
Utilizes proper spelling and capitalization
0
Evidence was irrelevant or insufficient
0.5
One or more of the following is present:
Inconsistent use of quotation marks around
direct text evidence
Inconsistent use of commas before beginning a
direct text quotation
Improper use of spelling and capitalization
20
0
Evidence was irrelevant or insufficient
0
All of the following are present:
Inconsistent use of quotation marks around
direct text evidence
Inconsistent use of commas before
beginning a direct text quotation
Improper use of spelling and
capitalization