Fun with language
A comparison between two things that uses like or as
Simile
The amount of lines a poem needs to be a Haiku
3
The amount of lines a poem needs to be a Limerick
5
The main character of a story
Protagonist
What Nick does for a living during the school year?
English Teacher
A comparison that does NOT use like or as
Metaphor
The amount of syllables needed in the first and third lines of a Haiku
Limericks are meant to make people...
Laugh
The problem that brings us into the middle of a story
Conflict
What Nick did to his head at the start of the summer
Shaved it
When words begin with the same sound
Alliteration
The amount of syllables needed in the second line of a Haiku
7
How many types of rhymes are in a Limerick
Two
The MOST intense/emotional moment in a story
Climax
What are two of Nick's favorite cartoons (we watched clips from them in class)
Spongebob Squarepants and Avatar: The Last Airbender
When words end with the same sound
Rhyme
Haiku's are typically about....
Nature or a moment in time
Hickery Dickory Dock (or Humpty Dumpty)
The fancy word for the end of a story
Resolution
Where does Nick work during the school year?
Revere High school
When a string of words begin with the same sound, making a catchy phrase that can be tricky to say
Tongue Twister
The country Haiku's come from
Japan
The country Limericks are from
Ireland
The triangular map of every single story
The Plot Pyramid
What kind of creature was on one of Mr. Nick's hats in the first weeks of camps
A ghost