Characteristics
A group of lines in a poem
What is a stanza?
The rhyme scheme of lines 15-18
What is AABB?
The kind of poem this poem is
What is free verse?
The beat and pace of a poem
Rhythm
I only take cash; so please don't write a check.
I've heard they can be a real pain in the neck.
What does the poet mean by the phrase "real pain in the neck?"
What is the poet thinks that checks can be more trouble than cash?
The two people who are similar because they eat sliced apples
When there are similar sounds at the end of lines
What is rhyme
The reason we know this is a poem
What is the words at the end of the lines rhyme?
Read the following passage:
Try the peel; discard the peel;
eat a wedge; eat a half.
peanut butter on top, cheddar on the side,
which is easy, what is tasty,
write the hypothesis, chart the outcome.
This lines reveal that the speaker
a. enjoys eating snacks
b. observes other people
c. cannot decide what to do with the fruit
d. is not afraid to try new things
What is d. is not afraid to try new things?
True or false: All poems must rhyme
What is false?
The three reasons we know this is a poem
What is because it has stanzas, rhyme, and rhythm?
Read the following line
Her mouth is a crushing, destroying machine.
This line shows:
a. She breaks things
b. She uses unkind words
c. She eats quickly and loudly
d. She is picky about certain foods
What is c. She eats quickly and loudly?
Poems written in free verse have
What is rhythm?
True or false: This poem is written in free verse
What is false?
Why is the speaker of the poem an "Apple Scientist"?
a. the speaker notes that all apples have different tastes
b. the speaker believes some people eat apples incorrectly
c. the speaker wants her friends and family to eat more apples
d. the speaker experiments with different ways of eating apples
What is d. the speaker experiments with different ways of eating apples?