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     A Writing Kind of Day:  Poems for Young Poets by Ralph Fletcher is an unusual book.On one hand,  it is an interesting,   sometimes heartbreaking and often enjoyable,   collection of poems written in the voice

of a boy in middle school who enjoys writing poetry.One the other hand,   it is a book of poetry for teens

about the creative process of writing poetry.The book contains 27 poems,   one per page.The poetry itself focuses on family,   middle school,   worries,   and writing.The book covers a number of different

topics-from the serious,   like his grandmother's increasing loss of memory,   to the very funny.

     While the book can be enjoyed just as an interesting book of poetry,   it also provides a lot of

information and inspiration that will be helpful to young poets.Fletcher's poems about writing show the

boy's great interest in writing,   his love of words,   and his constant search for ideas.In the poem,  

"Poetry Recipe",   the boy writes about trying to write a poem using the recipe,   suggested by his friend

and finding that it doesn't work for him;   he needs his own ingredients.

     A Writing Kind of Day is suitable for young teens who enjoy reading poetry or who want to write

poetry.It mentions a lot of things,   such as homework,   aging relatives,   tests,   which middle schoolers

deal with.And it would be an excellent book to use in a middle school language arts classroom to show

how easily poetry can be reached.Finally,   middle school boys who are reluctant (勉强的)readers might

enjoy reading it because the book is far shorter than a traditional novel.

1. We can learn from the passage that ________.

A. all that is described in the poems is something funny

B. teenagers can write poems after they read the book

C. Ralph Fletcher wrote the book mainly for school use

D. none of the poems is so long as to cover several pages

2. The poems have something to do with the following subjects EXCEPT ________.

A. school life    

B. worries

C. exams  

D. personal collections

3. By mentioning the poem "Poetry Recipe",,   the passage tells us that the boy ________.

A. always writes a poem using a recipe

B. takes little notice of his friend's advice

C. has to depend on himself to write poems

D. gets much inspiration from his friend

4. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Ralph Fletcher started to write poems as a young boy.

B. The book may be well received by young poetry lovers.

C. Different kinds of poetry writing skills are listed in the book.

D. The poems are based on Ralph Fletcher's boyhood experience.

5. The book is considered excellent in a language arts classroom because it ________.

A. deals with everything at school

B. shows that poetry is not difficult

C. is shorter than a traditional novel

D. contains poems of different styles