Word Power
The skill or power to do something.
ability
This "mighty woman with a torch" welcomes people in "The New Colossus." (hint: really a statue)
Statue of Liberty
This tells where and when the action of a story or poem takes place
setting
This is the name for the energy of an object that is in motion.
kinetic energy
The movement of large numbers of people over long distances.
migration
To show something or make it visible for others to see.
display
In "A Gray Land," the narrator thinks this state looks very gray
Texas
The of poem with exactly 14 lines, like "The New Colossus"
sonnet
This term describes the amount of matter inside an object.
mass
Dangers and hardships that make people want to leave a country.
push factors
To make someone feel admiration or think you are very good.
impress
n the poem "Should We?", the family meets to talk about doing this
leaving home or moving
The pattern of rhyming words at the end of lines (like ABAB)
rhyme scheme
This is the unit used to measure kinetic energy (J)
joule
Good things that make people want to move to a new country
pull factors
Something established as a rule or an example to follow
standard
In "Quiet Decision," the mother is sad because her daughter worries about this while she is slicing potatoes
food
A comparison that does NOT use "like" or "as."
metaphor
Kinetic energy increases if the object's mass or speed increases OR decreases
increases
The status of belonging to a country and having its rights.
citizenship
A list ordered according to how good or talented someone is
ranking
In "Current News," the teacher says "no more" because students talk about this.
war
A comparison using the words "like" or "as."
simile
This is measured by the distance an object traveled per unit of time.
speed
A word that means different "points of view."
perspectives