How the Stanzas Fit Together is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on matching each part of a poem to the job it does in the whole, aligned to Common Core standard RL.5.5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
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How the Stanzas Fit Together
RL.5.5
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Write the letter of the match next to each one.
1.Write the letter of the job each part does in a poem.
The final stanza
A rhyming couplet
A contrasting stanza
A list stanza
A.piles up items to build a picture
B.shows the opposite of the stanza before it
C.brings the poem's ideas to a close
D.a pair of rhyming lines that sums up a point
2.Write the letter of the job each part does in a poem.
The turn
A refrain
The opening stanza
A stanza break
A.introduces the speaker and the scene
B.repeats lines to tie the stanzas together
C.the point where the mood or argument changes
D.a blank line that marks a shift in idea
LessonPrint · RL.5.5 · Set 4 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — How the Stanzas Fit Together
Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The final stanza — C (brings the poem's ideas to a close) 2. A rhyming couplet — D (a pair of rhyming lines that sums up a point) 3. A contrasting stanza — B (shows the opposite of the stanza before it) 4. A list stanza — A (piles up items to build a picture)
2.1. The turn — C (the point where the mood or argument changes) 2. A refrain — B (repeats lines to tie the stanzas together) 3. The opening stanza — A (introduces the speaker and the scene) 4. A stanza break — D (a blank line that marks a shift in idea)
More practice for RL.5.5
Explain how the chapters or stanzas fit together into a whole.
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