Nouns
My cat is stinky.
What is the noun in the sentence?
cat
I have to study.
What is the verb in the sentence?
study
The girl had colorful braids.
What is the adjective in the sentence?
colorful
"A muddy color"
What kind of sensory imagery is being used?
sensory imagery of sight.
What is the narrator's name in "My Name" and "Four Skinny Trees"?
Esperanza
The leaves are starting to fall from the trees.
What are the nouns? (2)
leaves, trees
I like to read.
What is the verb?
read
"They bite the sky with angry teeth..."
What is the adjective in the sentence?
angry
The wind howled and the sea roared during the storm.
What kind of sensory imagery is being used?
sensory imagery of sound
Who does Esperanza compare herself to?
the four skinny trees
My friends and I wore pink to go see the Barbie movie.
What are the nouns in the sentence? (3)
friends, Barbie, movie
"They bite the sky with angry teeth..."
What is the verb in the sentence?
bite
"four skinny trees"
What is the adjective?
skinny
After the long run, he collapsed in the grass with tired and burning muscles.
What sensory imagery is being used? (sight/sound/smell/feeling/taste)
Sensory imagery of feeling
Who is Esperanza named after?
Her great-grandmother
My friend likes to read books about art.
What are the nouns in the sentence? (3)
friend, books, art
"they'd all droop like tulips in a glass"
What is the verb in this sentence?
droop
She wore a beautiful, sparkling dress.
What are the adjectives in the sentence?
beautiful, sparkling
"they'd all droop like tulips in a glass"
What sensory imagery is being used?
The trees give Esperanza _______.
Fill in the blank.
strength
They send ferocious roots beneath the ground.
What are the nouns in the sentence?
roots, ground
Four who grew despite concrete.
What is the verb?
grew
"When I am too sad and too skinny to keep keeping, when I am a tiny thing against so many bricks"
What are the adjectives in the sentence?
skinny, tiny
"They grow up and they grow down and grab the earth between their hairy toes and bite the sky with violent teeth and never quit their anger"
What sensory imagery is being used ____________.
Sensory imagery of feeling
What do Esperanza and the trees have in common?
They both are....
They both feel out of place.
or They both are trying to survive.