Elements of Poetry
Each chunk of lines is called?
Stanza
Under a maple tree
the dog lies down
-What poem is this?
"Dog" by Valerie Worth
What is Ms. Stretchberry's classroom number?
Room 105
What poem did Jack read on October 17th?
"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"
What does Jack think about the poems typed up on page 11?
Jack likes the way the poems look typed up.
What element of poetry shows how lines or phrases repeat?
Repetition
Repetition:
"And miles to go before I sleep."
"And miles to go before I sleep."
What is Jack's teacher's name?
Ms. Stretchberry
What kind of car does Jack write about?
blue car splattered with mud
What kind of pet did Jack used to have and where did he get the dog from?
A yellow dog; He got the yellow dog from the animal protection shelter.
Fun, done, one
Know, snow, crow
Rhyming
Who wrote the "Snowy Woods" poem and "The Pasture"?
Robert Frost
In the beginning, why does Jack not want to write poetry?
What about the "tiger tiger" poem did Jack like?
Jack liked the way the poem sounds.
What does Ms. Stretchberry ask Jack to do on page 14?
Ms. Stretchberry asks Jack to pretend he still has that pet.
a repeating arrangement of words or syllables in a poem.
What elements of poetry do you see in "The Pasture"?
Rhyming: "away" "I may"
Repetition: "I shan't be gone long - you come too"
What does Jack think is a poem in the beginning of the book? (page 3)
Jack thinks you just need to make short lines.
What word does Ms. Stretchberry put on Jack's poems instead of his name? What does it mean?
How has Jack's feelings towards poetry change from the beginning of the book to now?
description uses the five senses
Imagery
What elements of poetry do you see in "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"?
Rhyming: "know" "snow"
Rhythm
Repetition: "And miles to go before you sleep."
What does Ms. Stretchberry ask Jack on page 5 of "Love that Dog"? How did you know that Ms. Stretchberry asked that question?
"Why does so much depend upon a blue car?" I know that Ms. Stretchberry asked that question because the words are slanted and Jack says "what do you mean"
What elements of poetry do you see in the poem Jack wrote on page 8?
Rhyming: "bright" "night"
Rhythm
Repetition: "like a comet in the sky"
How does Jack change as a person from the beginning of the book to the end of the book?
Jack is kind of shy with his words in the beginning. When he writes a poem, he doesn't want to share his writing with others. Towards the middle of the book, Jack allows Ms. Stretchberry to put his poem on the board with no name on it. This shows that he is getting more confident.