Animal Wisdom
In which line from "Animal Wisdom" does the poet use personification?
Line 7: "were able to roam from shore to shore"
Line 18: "After darkness and light settled their differences"
Line 21:"people appeared in all the corners of the world"
Line 27: "the perfection of bird wings"
What is Line 18?
In the first stanza of “The Last Wolf” the imagery used by the poet helps the reader understand what?
1. city looks like
2. speaker looks like
3. wolf looks like as it moves
4. speaker’s home looks like
What is "city looks like"? (1)
Which poem demonstrates (shows) that animals have feelings?
Animal Wisdom, The Last Wolf, or BOTH
What is BOTH?
Which of these is the BEST definition of imagery?
1. anything that is literally true
2. words that appeal to the senses
3. language that helps the reader picture what is being described
4. words that create the tone of an author's writing
What is "language that helps the reader picture what is being described"?
What is the definition of the word snuffle?
What is to sniff?
What line in "Animal Wisdom" shows that turtle doesn't want to rush?
Line 1:"At first, the wild creatures were too busy"
Line 3: "Turtle crawled up on land."
Line 5: "to find contentment in a slow-paced life"
Line 10: "What’s missing is devotion"
What is Line 5?
Which is the best paraphrasing of lines 27–28 of “The Last Wolf”?
1. The speaker acknowledges that humans have caused the destruction.
2. The speaker acknowledges that the wolves have caused the destruction.
3. The speaker expresses grief over the loss of humans and the city.
4. The speaker expresses grief over the loss of the other wolves.
What is "the speaker acknowledges that humans have cause the destruction" (1)?
Which poem presents (shows) a theme related to animal conservation (protecting animals)?
Animal Wisdom, The Last Wolf, or BOTH?
What is BOTH?
Which of the 5 senses does the following sentence appeal to?
"The rich, buttery chocolate practically melted in her mouth."
What is taste?
What is an example of a gait?
What is How an animal or a human is walking
ex: they ran fast, they walked with a limp, they walked with a pep in their step
Which phrase describes what people feel is missing, according to "Animal Wisdom"?
1. Defending the Earth
2. Taking time to explore
3. Noticing beauty in nature
4. Resolving disagreements
What is: noticing beauty in nature? (3)
Which line from "The Last Wolf" provides the reader with a visual image?
Line 3: "and I heard his baying echoes"
Line 6: "the few ruby-crowned highrises"
Line 16: "and at last his low whine as he came"
Line 20: "I heard him snuffle at the door"
What is Line 6: The few ruby-crowned highrises?
Which poem shows how humans have caused ruin?
Animal Wisdom, The Last Wolf, or BOTH?
What is The Lone Wolf?
Which of the 5 senses does the following sentence appeal to?
"The humid air reeked of wet dirt and burning wood"
What is smell?
What does it mean to quiver?
What is to shake or tremble rapidly
The poet uses imagery to give a sense of what in lines 18-29 of "Animal Wisdom"
1. light replacing darkness reveals
2. the creatures tell the people
3. the people begin to observe about the world
4. a butterfly would say if it could speak
What is "the people begin to observe about the world"? (3)
What is one difference between how humans are portrayed in “Animal Wisdom” and how they are portrayed in “The Last Wolf”?
1. Humans are destructive in “Animal Wisdom” but constructive in “The Last Wolf.”
2. Humans are controlling in “Animal Wisdom” but passive in “The Last Wolf.”
3. Humans are struggling with nature in “Animal Wisdom” but commanding of nature in “The Last Wolf.”
4. Humans are part of the solution in “Animal Wisdom” but part of the problem in “The Last Wolf.”
What is Humans are part of the solution in “Animal Wisdom” but part of the problem in “The Last Wolf.”?
Which poem provides a message of hope?
Animal Wisdom, The Last Wolf, or BOTH?
What is Animal Wisdom?
Which of the 5 senses does the following sentence appeal to?
"Sandpaper like grit stuck to the grimy windowpane"
What is touch?
What is the definition of contentment?
What is a state of being where one is satisfied or happy with their current state?
Which of the following quotes from "Animal Wisdom" support the following line in the poem: "the people begin to observe about the world"?
1. After darkness and light settled their / differences / and the creatures paired up, (lines 18–20)
2. people appeared in all the corners of / the world. (lines 21–22)
3. They said: What’s missing (line 22)
4. They began to notice / the beauty hidden / in an ordinary stone, / the short lives of snowflakes, (lines 23–26)
What is "they began to notice / the beauty hidden / in an ordinary stone / the short lives of snowflakes" (4)?
Which paraphrased detail should be added to the summary of “The Last Wolf”?
Summary in order from 1-4:
1. The wolf howled as it ran through the city
2. It ran through the blocks of rubble and destroyed buildings
3: BLANK
4: The wolf lay his head on the blanket and looked up at the speaker
OPTIONS for what goes in 3
A. The wolf loudly howled when entering the house.
B. The wolf became lost in the city.
C. The wolf stopped at a broken traffic light.
D. The wolf entered the house and searched room by room.
Which statement expresses a common theme shared by “Animal Wisdom” and “The Last Wolf”?
1. Humans are independent of the natural world.
2. Humans and animals have different needs.
3. Humans should remove themselves from the natural world.
4. Humans should pay attention to the lessons of the natural world.
What is Humans should pay attention to the lessons of the natural world (4)?
Which of the 5 senses does the following sentence appeal to?
"The window made a pitiful screeching noise when it was opened"
What is sound?
What does rancor mean?
What is long-lasting anger or resentment?