Parts of Speech
What is a noun?
person place or thing
Jack wrote in a journal what type of writing?
Poetry
A poem that has words that sound the same at the end of each line is called what?
Rhyming
Things animals use to protect themselves
Capital Letter
What is a verb?
action word
We find out at the end of the book that Jack's dog was killed, how did that happen?
Hit by a car
In a poem, the words are not written in sentences, what are they written in?
Lines
Some animals are able to use toxins in their body. What do we call those animals?
Poisonous
How do you always end a sentence?
What is an adjective?
describing word
What was Jack's teacher's name in the book?
Miss. Stretchberry
In a poem groups of lines are called what? Kind of like a paragraph but in poetry.
Stanzas
Some animals like poison dart frogs have bright colors on their bodies. What do the bright colors help do?
Warn other animals they are poisonous and not to eat them
All sentences have a noun and a verb in the sentence to be complete. What is the noun of a sentence called?
Subject
What is a Proper Noun?
Specific name of a noun
The Red Wheelbarrow poem talked about a red wheelbarrow and how it was important to what animals?
the white chickens
In a poem, it has a flow to how you read it. What is that called?
Rhythm
An armadillo uses what to curl up into a ball and protect itself?
It's shell
All sentences have a noun and a verb in the sentence to be complete. What is the verb of a sentence called?
Predicate
What is an adverb?
describes a verb
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening was written by what poet?
A. William Carlos Williams
B. Robert Frost
C. Valerie Worth
B. Robert Frost
Poems help you paint a picture in your minds of what is happening. What are the words in the poem that help do that called?
Visuals
We learned about the Springbok and it's defenses. Name two defenses it uses.
Speed, hiding, camouflage, living in a group
A group of sentences in an essay is called what?
A Paragraph