Vocabulary
What does “unnecessary” mean?
Not needed
In Poetry Means the World to Me, who is speaking?
A speaker who loves poetry (imagined voice of Langston Hughes)
This poem’s theme is: dreams are important to life
Dreams
“Hold fast to dreams”
Dreams
The speaker in Dreams is this because they care deeply about dreams
Hopeful
What is the base word?
Cumbersome
In Dreams, what does the speaker believe is important?
Holding onto dreams
This poem’s theme is: imagination helps us explore the impossible
The Impossibles
You cannot climb a rainbow”
: The Impossibles
The speaker in The Impossibles is this because they imagine fun ideas
Creative
The suffix “-ly” turns a word into what kind of word?
An adverb
In The Impossibles, what kind of things does the speaker talk about?
Impossible or imaginative things
This poem’s theme is: poetry helps express feelings
Poetry Means the World to Me
“Poetry comforts me”
Poetry Means the World to Me
The speaker in Poetry Means the World to Me is this because they share feelings
Expressive
In Dreams, what does “broken-winged” help describe?
A bird that cannot fly
Which poem uses “you” to talk directly to the reader?
The Impossibles
What is a theme?
The main message or lesson of a story or poem
“Life is a broken-winged bird”
Dreams
Which speaker is most imaginative?
The speaker in The Impossibles
The word “imagination” contains this root word
“image”
Which poem shows personal feelings about poetry?
Poetry Means the World to Me
Which TWO poems show the importance of imagination?
Dreams and The Impossibles
“Words should be used… to say what you feel”
Poetry Means the World to Me
Which speaker shows determination?
The speaker in Dreams (holding onto dreams)