Monthly Archives: April 2012

Step-by-step instructions: 1.  Tape the poem that you selected to the middle of a larger piece of colored paper 2.  Annotate around the poem in neat writing: Underline or circle important words and define Write thoughts, conclusions, or comments with … Continue reading →

A SIMILE is a comparison between two unlike things using the words like or as. Examples: from the book Active English by Karla Hardaway Her bangs looked like broken spokes in a wagon wheel. The scream pierced like a splinter … Continue reading →

Read all of the following poems and select one to analyze: “Mentor” by Thomas Murphy  http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/163.html “Wheels” by Jim Daniels  http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/021.html “The  Meadow” by Kate Knapp Johnson http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/033.html “In the Well” by Andrew Hudgins http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/041.html “Otherwise” by Jane Kenyon  http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/050.html “Lesson” by … Continue reading →