VocabVocabVocab
What does like a speeding train mean?
quickly
Who is the narrator in the passage?
Elan
Why does Elan love Trouble?
Trouble is a faithful dog
What is a proper noun
special name of a noun
has a capital letter
What does brainstorming mean?
to think of ideas
Who's thoughts can we understand from this passage's point of view?
Elan's thoughts
Why does the narrator compare Trouble to a frog?
Trouble moves around a lot
What is a plural noun
More than one noun
What does this simile mean?
sit still like a log
stop moving
If Mrs. True were the narrator of this passage, what would you know?
A) What Nate writes about
B) What Mrs. True thinks about poetry
C) That Elan doesn't like poetry
What are 3 pairs of rhyming words in the story?
dog/frog/log true/glue/blue
shoes/chews part/heart
screen/clean/machine
cars/Mars
What are all of the be verbs
is am are was were will be going to be
What does "my mind was spinning as fast as a top" mean?
there are many thoughts going through my mind.
I'm thinking about lots of things.
At the beginning of the story, what sentence shows how the narrator feels?
I glanced over at my friend Nate and tried not to groan.
Bonus: What is a rough draft?
a first copy of writing. It will be edited and rewritten.
What is an adjective?
give 3 examples
describes a noun
Name at least three poetry elements
metaphor
simile
rhyme
rhythm
How does Elan's point of view change about writing poetry by the end of the passage?
Writing poetry isn't "so bad after all"
What element of poetry is used in this sentence?
metaphor
What is an adverb?
Give 3 examples
a word that describes an adjective or verb