JACK
Who is the narrator of Love that Dog?
Jack
Name the type of poem where the words are actually formed to look like the object
shape poem/concrete poem
What five words did Jack say when he wasn't comfortable writing a poem?
Can't do it, brains empty
This comparison of unlike things includes the words LIKE or AS
simile
Who wrote Love that Dog?
Sharon Creech
What grade is Jack in?
fourth
This Robert Frost poem has strong imagery, including the shaking of harness bells. Name this poem:
Stopping by the Snowy Woods
How can we tell Miss Stretchberry is working hard to help Jack?
She is encouraging him and types his poems for him.
This gives human characteristics to non living objects
Personification
When words repeat in a poem to show importance
repetition
In September, how does Jack feel about writing poems?
He said he can't do it because boys don't write poems, girls do.
This poem describes life on a farm and chores in the spring. It shows that work can actually be fun!
The Pasture
What evidence during the winter months shows Jack is slowly gaining confidence as a writer?
He begins to write longer poems with more detail.
Jack allows the teacher to post his poems.
He likes the way they look on yellow paper.
This is a comparison of unlike things using the words WAS or IS
metaphor
The lines of a poem form this.....
a stanza
Why does Jack often only write a few words?
He is still struggling to write a poem and has no confidence.
This poem involves white chickens
The Red Wheelbarrow
Find one piece of evidence that tells us more about Jack's personality?
Multiple options:
Leaving the other animals at the shelter made him feel bad. This shows he loves animals.
This language describes the actual sound an object makes
onomatopoeia
Great writing paints a picture in the reader's mind. This is called....
imagery
He realizes he can read and also write poems as he gains more experience in class.
This was a poem that Jack didn't understand, but he liked the sound of it
The Tiger
How does the class react to Jack's poems on the board?
At first they want to know who the anonymous poet is. Then when his name is on them, they say "neat poem, Jack"
This type of figurative language uses the same letter repeatedly in a sentence to help it stand out
alliteration
Not all poems have this....Words that end with the same sound, like pen and ten
rhyme