Academic Vocab
This is the difference between mood and tone.
In the poem, this is the meaning of "abuzz."
What is lively?
We can infer the date of this poem by these words. (It is not 3/29/22.)
July and fireworks
Fourth of July
This allusion is in the poem.
What is they can be used to look up information and take notes?
What is an Allusion is a reference while illusion is a magic trick?
This is the definition of debate used in this sentence.
What is a formal discussion or argument about a topic, often with opposing viewpoints?
This context clue lets me know the meaning of the cicadas.
What are "wings?"
These are two words in the poem that can be characterized as onomatopoeia.
What is clinking, fizzle or abuzz?
You only need two.
What is it distracts the students from working?
What is precise is specific, while concise is narrowing down?
This is the definition of the word refocus as used in the cell phone reading. (cannot use the word focus)
To start paying attention to something again after being distracted.
This line is an explanation of it:
Fuchsia and floral pink and Froot Loop orange fizzle is a line from the poem.
What is fireworks?
This line from the poem has a metaphor in it.
We too are sidewalk constellations.
or
We too are stardust.
This is the theme of Autumntime.
Take care of nature or it will be gone.
This is the difference between a thesis and a topic statement.
A thesis tells the reader what the whole paper is about, while a topic statement tells the reader what a paragraph is about.
This is the meaning of the word "alien" in paragraph 9 of Autumntime.
What is unfamiliar?
These are two words that let me know the connotation of the author about this subject.
smiles, sunbeams
Positive connotation
This line has four words of alliteration which adds to the fun tone of the poem.
Splits sunbeam smiles in spite of everything
or
Fuschia and floral pink and Froom Loop orange fizzle
In the Autumntime passage, this is how the narrator's and their parents' points of view towards the tree different.
The kid is excited but the parents are reflective.
This is the difference between central idea and theme.
What is central idea is what the text is mainly about, while theme is the life lesson learned?
These two context clues in the poem help me figure out the meaning of fuchsia.
What are pink and orange?
It is a color.
This inference from the poem:
The city can entertain people with both activities and food is supported by this line of evidence.
What is "children dribbling handballs and lemon ices?"
Describe the sensory language used in paragraph 9 of Autumntime.
What is the smell as a fresh living odor?
Name one cartoon movie that has the same theme as Autumntime.
Examples:
Wall-E, Ferngully, The Lorax