IXL | Read poetry | 3rd grade language arts

Read the poem.

Beside the Door

I'm standing here, beside the door.

I might complain, can't take much more!

Slip on your shoes, now find your keys

Can we, oh can we leave now, please?

I've chewed each toy, eaten each scrap,

Sniffed the floor, and taken a nap.

You know I'm patient, usually,

But the world's right there, so let's run free!

What is the poem about?

The speaker is waiting for a visitor to come over.

The speaker is waiting for something to eat.

The speaker is waiting to go outside.

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question

Read the poem.

The Fishing Trip

It's dark when Evan wakes me.

He whispers and then shakes me.

He drags me out and takes me

To his favorite fishing spot.

Who would want to be here?

Nothing to do or see here.

The pole rests on my knee here,

On this flat lake of glass.

But the sun begins to glow,

A nice breeze starts to blow,

Fish bite! Evan gets to show

Me how to pull them in.

What is the poem about?

The speaker sleeps in late and misses a fishing trip.

The speaker goes on a fishing trip and learns how to catch fish.

The speaker gets lost during a fishing trip.

key idea

Poems don't always directly state what the author is trying to tell you. So, sometimes you need to look more closely at the details found in the

text.

Key words and events in a poem can help you understand what the poem is about.

Sometimes details about a poem's characters or events are missing. When this happens, you may need to make guesses about what happens and

why.

At other times, a poem might describe the details in an unusual way. When this happens, you may need to think about what else the words could

mean.

solution

The title of the poem is "The Fishing Trip." The speaker is taken to Evan's favorite fishing

spot.

When the fish start to bite, Evan shows the speaker "how to pull them in."

Together, these clues help you figure out what the poem is about:

The speaker goes on a fishing trip and learns how to catch fish.

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Not feeling ready yet? These can help:

H.3Draw inferences from a text

N.2Determine the meanings of similes

R.2Identify types of poems

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