Poetic Structure
What is a stanza?
Define Metaphor
What is "A comparison between two things where one is said to be the other"
What are context clues?
What are "the words or phrases around an unknown words or phrase"
What is an important spelling rule including the letter c, i and e.
What is "i before e except after c"
Define theme
What is "the lesson or message of the story"
What is a rhyme scheme?
What is the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ed if the lines in a poem or verse.
Define Simile
What is "A comparison between two things where using the terms like or as"
How can context clues help us?
What is "They can help us by using them to determine the meaning of an unknown words/phrase"
Read the following :
(1) Students need time to play outside or to pursue a hobby. (2) Many students in elementary and middle school play sports after school or on weekends. (3) However, students need free time so they can participate in practices and matches. (4) This means free time for play or hobbies is just as important for children’s development.
The writer wants to clarify that he is adding to a point he made in the previous paragraph.
Which transitional phrase could he add to the beginning of sentence 1 to accomplish this goal?
a. in addition
b. on the other hand
What is "in addition"
Explain a theme from your favorite TV show/book/movie and explain how you know that is a theme in the tv show/book/movie.
What is (answers will vary)
What is meter in poetry?
What is the basic pulse or rhythm of the poem.
Define Personification
What is "giving human like qualities to a non-human thing.
The dark sky, filled with angry swirling clouds, reflected Gref Ridley's mood as he sat on the stoop of his building.
What is "a porch, entryway, stairs, or door."
The following section is from an earlier draft of Ellie’s argument. Ellie would like to add a transition word to unify sentences 1 and 2. Which of these is the most effective transition to add to combine sentences 1 and 2?
(1) I remembered what Mr. Lin taught me about speaking. (2) I took a deep breath and just started talking about how great Coach Healy was and how much we’d miss her.
A. , but
B. , so
C. , lastly
D. , however
What is "B" or ", so"
Provided one way you can identify a theme of a piece if literature.
What is (answers may vary)
How does the poet organize their thought in the following poem?
When the earth is turned in spring
The worms are fat as anything.
And birds come flying all around
To eat the worms right off the ground.
They like the worms just as much as I
Like bread and milk and apple pie.
And once, when I was very young,
I put a worm right on my tongue.
I didn't like the taste a bit,
And so I didn't swallow it.
But oh, it makes my Mother squirm
Because she thinks I ate that worm!
What is "by having 1 thought per stanza"
Identify the type of figurative language below and real world it's meaning. "She has a heart of gold"
What is "someone is a good person" OR "refers to someone goodness"
eerie
ee•rie \ˈir-ē\
adjective
Which definition most closely matches the meaning of eerie as it is used in paragraph 74? Write the correct definition of eerie here and explain how you figured out the correct meaning.
"Lemon Brown didn’t move. Greg felt himself near panic. The steps came closer, and still Lemon Brown didn’t move. He was an eerie sight, a bundle of rags standing at the top of the stairs, his shadow on the wall looming over him. Maybe, the thought came to Greg, the scene could be even eerier."
What is "causing fright or number four"
What change if any, is necessary with the italicized portion of the sentence?
She said it was time to go to related arts.
What is "no change"
What is the Theme of our current unit?
What is "the importance of relationships" or "relationships can shape our futures"
What effect does the meter have on every line of the poem below?
When the earth is turned in spring
The worms are fat as anything.
And birds come flying all around
To eat the worms right off the ground.
They like the worms just as much as I
Like bread and milk and apple pie.
And once, when I was very young,
I put a worm right on my tongue.
I didn't like the taste a bit,
And so I didn't swallow it.
But oh, it makes my Mother squirm
Because she thinks I ate that worm!
What is "It create a light musical/lyrical rhythm."
Which type of figurative language is provided below, and what does it show.
"The car's headlights glared at me in the dark night."
What is "personification and it is showing how bright the headlights are in the dark or how the headlights were looking right into the drivers eyes."
nonetheless
none•the•less \ˌnən-thə-ˈles\
adverb
Which definition most closely matches the meaning of nonetheless as it is used in line 35? Write the correct definition of nonetheless here and explain how you figured out the correct meaning.
What is "Definition 1" OR What is "in spite of that"
What is an informal way to restate this sentence?
"Yesterday I received a phone call from your father on the telephone"
What is "Yesterday, your dad called me on his cell."
Identify a theme from "A Poem for My Librarian Mrs. Long" or "The Voice in my Head" and explain how you know.
What is (answers will vary)