Vocab
To waste away
Decay
A type of fiction based in fake science
A single unit of poetry
A Line
ALS
A sad poem with three movements
An Elegy
To move with difficulty
Hobble
The definition of Fantasy
A type of fiction that is set in an imaginary world
A line break
The effects of ALS on the body
Muscles and nerves break down leaving the victim unable eventually move, talk, or breathe
A poem with 3 lines and a 5,7,5 syllable pattern
A Haiku
To express sadness or sorrow; to grieve
Lament
The definition of Realistic Fiction
A type of fiction that is possible in real life
A group of lines of poetry that look like a paragraph
A Stanza
List one famous person who has/had ALS
Stephen Hawkins, Steve Hillenburg, Lou Gehrig, etc.
A short, silly poem that tells a story in 5 lines with an AABBA rhyming pattern
A Limerick
Extreme joy, passion, or enthusiasm
Exuberance
The difference between Science Fiction and Fantasy
Science Fiction is based in science and could happen, but Fantasy could never happen
False
Definition of Aphorism
A short sayings that express a truth about life in a quick and memorable way.
A poem that describes an ordinary scene with simple language and great focus
An Imagist poem
Disillusioned
List three Elements of Science Fiction
Technology, Time Travel, Space Travel, Aliens, Mutants, Robots, the Future, Parallel Universes.
Reason for Line Breaks
To make the reader pause; to create rhythm
One of Morrie's Aphorisms
If you're in bed you're dead.
Don't let go too soon. Don't hang on too long.
Accept the past without denying it or discarding it.
Accept what you are able to do and what you are not able to do.
A poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word
An Acrostic Poem