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Understanding the Poem

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Practice literary analysis with your poetry pupils using the mysterious narrative poem "The Listeners." They examine the archaic language and answer 12 comprehension and analysis prompts. Foster creativity with these referential questions which promote self-to-text connections. They find adjectives and observe specific word choice. Consider extending this analysis by having scholars write the next stanza of this mysterious poem.

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formal language, language registers, adjectives, parts of speech, literary analysis, poetry, rhymes, syllables, phonemic awareness, phonics

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adjectives, formal language, literary analysis, rhyme, rhythmic pattern, syllables, Poem, meaning, old-fashioned, text-to-self connections, old language, rl.2.4., english language arts
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