Figurative Language
What is the purpose of figurative language?
-Makes something easier to understand
-helps reader visualize
-Elicits emotion
Who is sky?
Jack's Dog
How did Jack feel about writing poetry at the BEGINING of the Novel
-He was resistant to writing it
-He thought only girls wrote poetry
What is a literary allusion?
Why was the blue car so important to Jack?
The blue car hit and killed Sky
What type of figurative language is this? "The child bounced the ball at the backyard barbeque....
Alliteration
What happened to Sky?
Sky was killed by a blue car
How did Jack feel about writing poetry by the END of the novel
-He was confident in his ability to read and write poetry
What is the name of the poem from Walter Dean Meyers that Jack uses
Love That Boy
How does Jack feel about Sky?
Jack loves Sky and misses him a lot
What type of figurative language is this? The horses hooves clip-clopped on the cobblestones...
Onomatopoeia
a puppy/young dog
How do we know the Jack SLOWLY became more confident with writing poetry?
-He started to put his name on things
-He was critiquing how the teacher typed up Jack's poem
What is the first poem by Robert Frost that Jack reads?
Stopping By Woods on A Snowy Evening
Who is Jack's teacher?
Miss Stretchberry
What type of figurative language is this? You start to freeze when horror looks you in between the eyes....
Personification
What did Sky like to do outside?
Run around, chase the ball
Who was Jack's favorite poet?
Who wrote The Tiger?
William Blake
How long does Jack wrote in his poetry journal?
10 months, the entire school year
Simile
How did Jack feel when he was asked to write poetry about Sky?
He didn't want to write poetry about sky because it was too hard for him.
What is the title of the poem Jack finally writes about Sky?
My Sky
Who wrote the poem Dog
Valerie Worth
What is the one thing Jack says you need to do to make a poem?
Make short lines