Poetry
During the Harlem Renaissance, this African American poet was known for his poem Mother to Son.
Who is Langston Hughes.
Amy Tan tells about her experience with a Thanksgiving dinner.
What is Fish Cheeks?
Bam! POw!
What is onomotapoeia?
It resembles a conventional image of a star.
What is an asterisk?
It teachs a lesson.
What is a theme?
A group of lines of poetry.
What is a stanza?
IT is based on factual information and real events.
What is non-fiction?
Pink, plain popsicles melted in the sun.
What is alliteration?
What is a trio?
A story written by that person about their life.
What is an autobiography?
Word choice and details relating to senses and creating mental pictures are used in poetry.
What is imagery?
Terry loved his dad, but he didn't understand him, but he wanted to. Name the story.
What is Stop the Sun?
The sun smiled like it just received a million bucks.
What is personification?
When you are faced with a tough choice.
What is a dilemma?
When a character sees something from their perspective.
What is point of view?
Author of the poem, "The Rose That Grows".
Who is Tupac?
The Asian girl was a little embarrassed that her mom had to work, and did not want to tell anyone. She thought her piano teacher was the best, and said she wished she was her mother. Name the story.
What is the White Umbrella?
The horse ran faster than the wind, nothing and noone, could catch it.
What is hyperbole?
You do it all by yourself, no one has to help you.
What is autonomy?
Man vs. Man, Man vs. self, Man vs. Nature., Problems exist.
What is conflict?
In this poem we read yesterday, the author Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, talks about a _____ ____ (fill in the blanks)
What is Rainy Day?
Some people call it the Vietnam Syndrome. We learned about it in the story by Gary Paulsen.
What is PTSD?
His eyes were sad as fishes that swim up, and stare upon the land that is not theirs.
What is simile?
Unfortunately, it still exists in today's world no matter how much it should not.
What is prejudice?
The point of the story where the reader is most excited.
What is the climax?