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Poem
Stone Soup 1
Stone Soup 2
Verbs
Nouns
100
Carlos Williams
Who wrote "This is Just to Say"?
100
He was tricky but he helped the villagers.
What was the traveler like?
100
People can achieve more (be more successful) by helping each other.
What is the moral (the lesson) of the story?
100
to be in a hurry
What does "rush" mean?
100
a disaster when people are dying of hunger
What does "famine" mean?
200
to say sorry and to tease
Why did the author write the poem?
200
There was a terrible famine throughout the land.
What was happening in the village of the land?
200
By tricking them into bring ingredients for the soup
How did the traveler make the villagers share their food?
200
to heat water until it bubbles
What does "boil" mean?
200
desire to know about something
What does "curiosity" mean?
300
It has three stanzas with four lines in each stanza and it is short.
What tells us that this is a poem?
300
Because they didn't trust the others and they didn't want anyone to find it?
Why were the villagers hiding their food?
300
a large pot, a wooden spoon, and a stone
What did the poor traveler have with him?
300
to mix and turn the soup
What does "stir" mean?
300
downtown area of a small town (two words)
What does "main square" mean?
400
He ate someone's plums without asking.
What did the speaker do that was wrong?
400
Because there was a famine and they didn't want to share their food with him.
Why were the villagers unfriendly to the traveler?
400
Because he put a stone in it.
Why were the villagers full of curiosity about the soup?
400
to make a sound when smelling
What does "sniff" mean?
400
feeling of excitement when waiting for something
What does "anticipation" mean?
500
Because there aren't many patterns of rhythm or rhyme.
How do you know that it is a free verse poem?
500
Because it was unusual and it brought all of the villagers together.
Why would the villagers never forget the stone soup?
500
Salt, pepper, garlic and potatoes
What ingredients did the villagers put into the stone soup?
500
to bring together
What does "gather" mean?
500
the parts of a recipe
What does "ingredients" mean?