Word of the Day
If I'm here one moment, gone the next, I am...
What is ephemeral?
This poetic trick tickles the tongue when sounds start the same, like busy buzzing bees playing a buzzy name game.
What is alliteration?
Metamorphosis in melody, evolution in every line, this song taught us that transformation can feel divine.
What is "Changes," from the Shrek Movie? (BONUS: Artist is Butterfly Bouche)
I work at Keystone's front desk, there to greet the students, find lost key cards, so you can all do your best!
Who is Mika?
In ancient Rome, this unusual animal was sometimes used as a form of “alarm system” at night
What is a rooster?
If I'm playing the guitar while crying and looking out the window on a rainy day, I'm likely feeling...
What is melancholy?
I come at the end, a hanger-on friend, changing meanings with flair. Add me to 'hope' and suddenly 'hopeful' is there.
What is a suffix?
This tune pulls you down yet keeps you in orbit, showing how something can be everywhere at once. We listened to its ubiquitous vibe.
What is "Gravity," by John Mayer?
The park nearby when we do fire drills and run and play for DPA. When you go on my swings or climb up my rope, you are guaranteed to scream YAY!
What is Huron Street Park?
This fruit has seeds on the outside instead of the inside.
What is a Strawberry?
Wow, what you're saying is so clear! It's like a light bulb went off in my head. My thoughts right now are so...
What is lucid/lucidity?
I sound just like my sibling twin, but on the page I wear new skin. 'Two,' 'too,' and 'to' all prove the point—confusing words that don’t disappoint.
What is a homophone?
Back and forth, on the fence, unsure of what to do, this punk anthem captures the inner tug-of-war
What is "Should I Stay or Should I Go," by The Clash?
I am the year Keystone School started in Toronto.
What is 2012?
In ancient Egypt, this animal was worshiped as a god.
What is a cat?
Hmmm I'm very interested in what you're saying. I'm definitely...
What is intrigued?
I lend life to the lifeless, a dance to the dull; when the moon smiles or the angry waves pull. I give human traits to objects that don’t breathe—what am I, weaving magic beneath?
What is personification?
This song rolls on like a pebble on a river, comparing life’s tumble, disillusionment, to something clever. We studied its ‘like’ to spot the figurative twist.
What is "Like a Rolling Stone," by Bob Dylan?
The high school class Mr. Skurka teaches (Grade and Subject!)
Grade 10 English
This is the only letter that doesn’t appear in any U.S. state name.
What is Q?
What is introspective?
I stretch the truth to the sky, so high it almost flies. I’m bigger, faster, louder than life—what am I, causing dramatic strife?"
What is hyperbole?
Sliiiideee to the left, sliideeee to the right, repeat and repeat—but in DPA when I tried to get you all to dance to it, the class barely followed the beat.
What is "The Cha-Cha Slide?"
I am the country Keystone School first opened in!
What is Turkey?
This insect can survive for weeks without its head—until it starves.
What is a cockroach?