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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)811.54Literature English (North America) American poetry 20th Century 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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For teachers: Some of these poems are the exact length and level of complexity of the selections included in the NY State tests, levels 7 & 8. Unfortunately, they are the same low-interest level as well. For high-interest poems, I'd recommend "I Wouldn't Thank You for a Valentine", "Seeing the Blue Between", "Swimming Upstream" and "Poems for the Green Age" (at least), but these poems are perfect practice/exposure for what middle school students can expect on the test. There is a high-quality sampling of so many poetic devices, including some examples of the concrete format.
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