Vocabulary #1
define glinting
sparkling or shining
A poem is comprised of sentences in paragraph form
False
What is a noun
Person, place, thing, or idea
What punctuation mark is needed in this sentence?
The dog ate all of the food in his dish
A period
What color is a black snake?
Black
define pulsing
throbbing rhythmically, like your heart beat
A stanza is comprised of lines, not sentences
True
What is a verb
A verb is an action word
What punctuation mark is needed in this sentence?
They took balls bats and mitts to the park.
commas
Some ladybugs have no spots. True/False
True
a trail of disturbed water or air left by the passage of a ship or aircraft
wake
Poets always follow grammar rules
False
What is an adjective
A word that describes the noun
What punctuation belongs at the end of this sentence?
Go get the ball
An exclamation point.
Which direction does the Sun rise from?
East
the words or subject of a piece of writing
content
A stanza break is defined as the poet's choice to end a line
False
What is an adverb
A word that describes a adjective or verb
When do you use an apostrophe? Name two
To show possession/ownership or contractions
How many pins are on a bowling alley
10
the shape, structure, or appearance of a piece of writing
What is an apostrophe poem
A poem that addresses a thing or a person who is not present
Name at least three conjuctions
and, but, or, nor, for, yet, so
When do you use quotation marks?
What is the longest river in the world?
The Amazon
a section of a poem, consists of a line or group of lines
stanza
In Levertov's poem what is the author addressing that is not present
The snake
a preposition
"I love playing football" said Mrs. Mac. Robin replied I like basketball.
Find the error
Robin replied, "I like basketball".
What river flows through the Grand Canyon?
The Colorado River