Narrative Poem-Plot
How are stanzas 3 and 4 alike?
A. The stanzas explain why Jada enjoys bringing her lunch.
B. The stanzas describe how Jada tries to understand what happened to her lunch.
C. The stanzas tell why Jada is late for school.
D. The stanzas describe what Jada packed for lunch.
What is B?
The snow was as soft as a pillow beneath my feet.
What is simile?
The lemonade was sweet at first, then sour enough to make my lips pucker.
The book hit the floor with a loud THWAK!
What is an onomatopoeia?
I like to play out in the sun.
I laugh and jump and have such fun.
I race my bike along the street.
Then stop to get a frozen treat.
What is AABB?
Lines 13–16 is important to the poem because it suggests that Jada —
A. realizes what may have happened to her lunch
B. decides to stop looking for her lunch
C. thinks someone at school took her lunch
D. wishes she had packed a different lunch
What is A?
The classroom was a zoo when the teacher stepped out.
What is a metaphor?
The puppy’s fluffy fur brushed gently against my hand.
Purple petals painted the path.
What is alliteration?
The little mouse ran through the house.
He hurried quickly down the hall.
He found some cheese beside the wall.
Then home he ran, that little mouse.
What is ABBA?
The poet includes stanza 5 mainly to show that Jada —
A. wants to leave school and return home
B. is upset that she has to call her dad
C. has found a way to get help with her problem
D. has forgotten where the school office is
What is C?
The alarm clock yelled at me to wake up!
What is personification?
The freshly baked cinnamon rolls filled the kitchen with warm cinnamon and sugar.
What is smell?
I watched the light
Disappear into the night
The raindrops tapped against the glass.
Dark clouds were hanging low.
I watched the people pass
And wished the sun would show.
What is ABAB?
I’ve told you a million times to put your shoes away!
What is hyperbole?
Golden leaves swirled against the bright blue sky as they fell.
Higher and higher, the little kite flew.
Higher and higher, into the blue.”
We climbed the hill beneath the sky.
The rocky trail was steep and long.
A hawk went soaring way up high.
We stopped to hear a robin’s song.
Then watched another hawk fly by.
What is ABABA?
The old house watched silently as the storm crept closer.
What is personification?
A faint scrape of chairs was followed by the steady tap-tap of footsteps down the hallway.
What is hearing?
The crisp, crackling leaves crunched beneath our feet.
What is alliteration?
The children hurried out to play.
A gentle breeze moved through the trees.
A kite went soaring through the air.
They laughed and raced throughout the day.
Bright flowers danced beneath the breeze.
Their happy voices filled the air.
What is ABCABC?