Vocabulary
Definition of Brittle
What is something that is easily broken?
First Person Point of View Pronouns
I, Me, We
What type of poem uses rhymes, similes and/or metaphors and expresses the feelings of the narratory?
Lyric
A comparison using the words like or as
Simile
What does RACES stand for?
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Sum it up
A sentence using the word outstretched.
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Third Person Point of View Pronouns
He, She, They
What is the term for the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem?
Meter
A comparison of two unlike things. Does not use the words like or as
metaphor
Restate the following question:
What is the point of view of the author?
The point of view of the author is...
Fill in the blank: The girl won the science fair for coming up with such ______ ideas!
Creative
If a poem was written in a polar bears point of view, what types of words might be used to describe a snowstorm?
Joyful, beautiful, smooth, etc.
Stanza
The dog was as fluffy as a polar bear!
Simile
Cite evidence that the point of view is first person:
My name is Frank. I love to play soccer. My teams name is The Rebels.
The passages uses pronouns such as I and my.
Fill in the blank: I did not know how to play the game because he was not very ______ when giving the instructions.
Descriptive
If a poem was written in an alligators point of view, what words may be used to describe a snow storm?
Awful, freezing, treacherous, etc.
The snow is a white blanket
Metaphor
How do animals inspire authors?
Authors can be inspired by the looks and/or actions of an animal.
With outstretched arms, use descriptive words to describe how a bird flies!
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Rewrite the following pasage into third person point of view: My name is John! I have one brother. We are both ten years old!
His name is John! He has one brother. They are both ten years old!
I do not like green eggs and ham
I do not like them Sam I Am
I do not like them in a boat
I do not like them with a goat
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Name one example of a simile and one example of a metaphor!
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Tell me about your favorite poem we read this week and why you liked it!
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