"The Rider"
"Seal"
"Haiku"
Vocabulary
Random Questions
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Why does the rollerskater want to go fast?
To escape his loneliness
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What noise does a seal make?
A bark
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Describe the first haiku.
Ducklings are in a pond that is watched by a weasel.
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The definition of "utter"
Speak
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A "narrative poem" blends two genres together. What are they?
Poetry and fiction
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What word best describes the speaker?
Lonely
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What is the seal doing?
Diving for food
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Describe the second haiku.
We aren't sure what is happening but it is not good. Suspense is created.
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The definition of "swerve"
Curving motion
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The author of "Haiku"
Buson
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What do the boy and the speaker have in common?
They are both lonely.
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How would you describe the seal?
Quick and soft
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Describe the third haiku.
The darkness that comes before dawn.
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The definition of "luminous"
Giving off light
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The author of "Seal"
William Jay Smith
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"Floating free into a cloud of sudden azaleas" refers actually to....
Being free of loneliness
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How is "Seal" shaped?
A curve
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Which of your five senses is the most helpful in the third haiku? Give an example
Sight (shadows drift and disappear, moon sets)
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The definition of "minnow"
Small fish
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The author of "The Rider"
Naomi Shihab Nye
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Why is "The Rider" a lyric poem?
It has a musical quality and focuses on a single image
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Why is "Seal" a concrete poem?
It is shaped to match its subject.
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What makes a haiku a true haiku?
A five-seven-five syllable pattern and the topic is about nature
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The definition of "translates"
Expresses the same thing in another form
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The definition of "weasel"
Small mammal that eats rats, mice, and eggs
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