Love That Dog
Characteristics of Poetry
Other Poets
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
100
This is Jacks favorite poet.
Who is Walter Dean Myers?
100
I ran so very fast

But I still came in last. 

What type of characteristic of poetry is this?

What is rhyme?

100
The Red Wheelbarrow was written by this author.
Who is William Carlos Williams?
100
Something that is covered with liquid.
What is splattered?
100
S.C. Rigg wrote the poem The Apple. It is in the shape of an apple. It is this type of poem.
What is a concrete poem?
200
This is the first poem that Jack allowed his teacher to put up on the board with his name on it.
What is My Yellow Dog?
200

How doth the little crocodile
     Improve his shining tail,
And pour the waters of the Nile
     On every golden scale!

How cheerfully he seems to grin,
     How neatly spreads his claws,
And welcomes little fishes in,
     With gently smiling jaws!


What is the structure of this poem?

8 lines in 2 stanzas (4 lines per stanza)

200
This author wrote Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening and The Pasture.
Who is Robert Frost?
200
Having an unknown name.
What is anonymous?
200
Love That Dog is written by this author.
Who is Sharon Creech?
300
Not a single one of the my words are written in the book. (Hint: I'm Jack's teacher)
Who is Miss Stretchberry?
300

'I see a blue car' is an example of what type of imagery?

What is visual?

300
The Tiger was written by this author.
Who is William Blake?
300
To make (someone) want to do something : to give (someone) an idea about what to do or create.
What is inspire?
300
This type of poetry does not have a set rhythm or rhyme.
What is free verse?
400

I was Jack's dog.

Who is Sky?

400

I love that boy

Like a rabbit loves to run.


Why does Walter Dean Myers write this line?

To show how much he loves his son (it's a simile)

400
Dog was written by this author.
Who is Valerie Worth?
400
To cause (someone) to feel pleased by showing respect, affection, or admiration.
What is flattered?
400
Jack loved Walter Dean Myers' poem Love That Boy because it reminded him of this person.
Who is his father?
500
Jack believed that poetry was only for this group of people.
What are girls?
500

The woods are lovely, dark and deep

But I've got promises to keep

And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep


The last two lines are an example of what characteristic of poetry?

What is repetition?

500
Street Music was written by this author.
Who is Arnold Adoff?
500
An author uses this to help the reader visualize and imagine with the senses.
What is imagery?
500
Jack felt nervous about having his work displayed in the classroom so he did this.
What is made his work anonymous?
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