Alliteration
Boo-da, Boo-da
breathes into the back
of my neck
Identify the alliteration.B sounds
She convinces the cowboy to let the family live together.
Mother
A main theme of "Year of the Cat" is...?
new beginnings and hopes; change; gender discrimination
MiSSS SScott
show photographsenjambment
A man comes / who owns a store / that sells cars
Literal or figurative language?
No
Is this alliteration?
are now blue smears / from my near tears
No
He breaks wood and impresses the girls.
Brother Vu
A main theme of "Papaya Tree" is...
change; maturity; sibling rivalry; growing up
of a statue of the Buddha reclining.
end-stopped
But our family sticks together / like wet pages
Metaphor or simile?
simile
in front of the other
_____ / _____
What word might fit in the blanks to create alliteration?
faster - or some other word that begins w/ F?
This poem recounts the bullying the speaker experienced in her new home.
Boo-Da
A main theme of "Wet and Crying" is...
emotional life; growing up too quickly; childhood ending
staring, blinking,
end-stopped line
I see nothing but backs / sour and sweaty?
Literal or figurative language?
Literal
Make your own lines of poetry that exhibit alliteration.
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In this poem, Hà felt angry when her mother insists that her brothers "bless our house"; she woke "before dawn" to touch the tile.
"1975: Year of the Cat"
A main theme of "Life in Waiting" is...
culture shock; American culture vs. Vietnamese culture; family; love
impress him.
end-stopped
Black seeds spill / like clusters of eyes
Metaphor or simile?
simile
What poem is this from? "A routine starts / as soon as we settle / into our tent"
"Life in Waiting"
In this poem, the Vietnamese family meets their sponsor.
"Alabama"
bullying; fear; anger; emotional pain
A man comes
who owns a store
that sells cars
enjambment
My biggest papaya / is light yellow / still flecked with green.
Metaphor or simile?
Metaphor