English language (American School) Trimester: 3

Grade 8

Classwork

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English language (American School) Trimester: 3
Grade 8

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 English language (American School) Trimester: 3
Grade 8
Reading skills:

1- What is the style of the poem? How many stanzas? What about the
lines?
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2- What is the type of the poem?
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3- What is the tone/mood of the poem?
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4- What is the theme of the poem?
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5- What is the point of view of this poem?
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Find the following:
6- An imagery
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7- A simile
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8- A metaphor
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9- A hyperbole
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Language skills:
1- Find an infinitive phrase: ………………………………………………
2- Find a dependent clause: ………………………………………………
3- Find a demonstrative pronoun: ……………………………………………
4- Find a prepositional phrase: ………………………………………………
5- Find an adjective: ………………………………………………
6- Find a participial phrase: ……………………………………..
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 English language (American School) Trimester: 3
Grade 8

Homework

Reading skills:

1- What is the point of view of this poem?

AFirst person
BSecond person
CThird person

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 English language (American School) Trimester: 3
Grade 8

2- What is the form of this poem?

AFree Verse BBlank Verse CRhymed Poetry DLimerick

3- (a)What is a metaphor?
AA comparison between two unlike things using like or as
BA comparison between two unlike things not using like or as
CAn exaggeration
DMaking an inanimate object into a person

(b) What is the purpose of the metaphor in Stanza 1?

ACompares hope to perseverance
BCompares singing to silence
CCompares hope to a bird
DCompares the soul to a bird

4- Hope is important and helpful in times of pain, sorrow, or difficulty.

Which lines from the poem best supports this statement?
A Lines 1-2 B Lines 3-4 C Lines 5-8 D Lines 11-12

5- What best describes the tone of the poem?

A Fearful B Sad C hopeful D Anxious

6- What is the theme of the poem?

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7- The poet has used images for the sense of sight. Can you give one example?
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8- Write about hope, in detail, according to Emily Dickinson.
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Language skills:
1- Find 3 verbs in the past: …………… ……………… …………………
2- Find 3 verbs in the present: …………… ……………… ………………
3- Find a sentence in present perfect: ……………………………………….
4- Find a relative pronoun: ……………………………………………
5- Find a prepositional phrase: ………………………………………………
6- Find an adjective: ………………………………………………
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