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Quick questions on Reading poetry on the test - Ohio English II EOC
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what is happening or being described, and what does the speaker feel?Show answer
Answer those, even roughly, and the poem stops being a wall of technique and becomes a small story or reflection. Once you know what the poem says, every structure and sound question becomes a question about how that meaning was built, which is the form the standard wants you to read. :::
What is q1?Show answer
What should you do first when reading a poem on the test? [Recall]
What is q2?Show answer
A poem uses very short, clipped lines as the speaker describes panic. Explain one effect of this structural choice. [Short explanation]
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