vocabulary
poem
word part
root words
figurativelanguage
100

What is the meaning of this word?

Evade

to avoid or escape from 

100

What does the author mean by ¨nothing gold can stay¨

natures first green is gold

her hardest hue to hold

her early leafs a flower

but only so an hour

then leaf subsides to leaf

so eden sank in grief 

so dawn goes down to day

nothing gold can stay

all perfection, beauty, innocence, and youth are fleeting and cannot last

100

aqua-

water/aqueduct

100

bio-

life,living

100

quiet like a mouse

similes

200

what does this word mean?

ajar

to open slightly

200

why is the author asking for forgiveness? 

i have eaten the plums

that were in the icebox

and which you were probably saving 

for breakfast, forgive me they were

delicious so sweet and so cold 

because he ate the persons plums 

200

centi-

hundred/centipede

200

astro-

star

200

time is a theif

metaphor

300

what is the meaning of this word?

analyze 

to look at or inspect 

300

what was the authors purpose of writing this 

clickety clack,wheels on the track

this is the way they begin the attack

click-ety-clack


to entertain

300

anti-

against/antibiotics 

300

aud-

hear

300

the wind whispered 

personification 

400

what is the meaning of this word?

context

the circumstances, background information, or surrounding words that surround an event, statement, or idea, enabling it to be fully understood

400

what is the speakers tone 

if you are a dreamer, come in 

if you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar

a hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer 

if you are a pretender, come sit by my fire 

for we have flax-golden tales to spin 

come-in!

come-in!

inviting 

400

dis-

not, opposite of /disrespectful 

400

chron-

time

400

this bag weighs a ton 

hyperbole 

500

what does this word mean?

coherent 

logical, consistent, and easy to understand

500

what does ¨we have no despair ¨ mean

sandy toes, and salty air

seashells gleam, treasures to share

waves roll in with gentle flair 

sandcastles rise without a care 

seagulls call a joyful pair

at the beach we have no despair  

they have no sadness/anger

500

un-

not/unbelievable 

500

miss-

send

500

its raining cats and dogs 

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