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Poetry:

Poetry:. Theme Author’s purpose Tone and Mood. I Wrote a Book by Robert Pottle. I wrote a book at school today. 1. What is the theme or message of I wrote it in a minute. this poem? You only need a second

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Poetry:

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  1. Poetry: Theme Author’s purpose Tone and Mood

  2. I Wrote a Bookby Robert Pottle I wrote a book at school today. 1. What is the theme or message of I wrote it in a minute. this poem? You only need a second to read everything that’s in it. 2. What is the mood of the poem? It doesn’t have a single word. It has no illustrations. My teacher tried to grade it, 3. What technique does the author which caused numerous frustrations. use to portray his theme? The kids sure like the book I wrote. They say it’s really cool. The title of my blank-paged book is “What I’ve Learned at School.”

  3. I Should Have Studiedby Bruce Lansky I didn’t study for the test and now I’m feeling blue. I copied off your paper and I flunked it just like you. • What is the theme or message of this poem? • What is the tone of words like “blue” and “flunked?”

  4. Love Struck by Amy S. Mullins Cupid is stupid! 1. What is the tone? Look what he’s done! He’s made the girls like us 2. What is the theme? And ruined our fun. Before, we could chase them And cause them to fuss. 3. Who is the speaker? But since Cupid got them, The girls all chase us

  5. What If...?by Liz S. What if the sky could sing a tune? What if the gleaming sun was the moon? What if the twinkling stars smiled down? What if everyone dressed as a clown? But what if the sky forever turned gray, And the moon and the sun just faded away? What if the stars could never shine? What if I changed this world of mine? • How does the tone change from the 1st stanza to the 2nd? • What words show you a change in tone? (Look at both stanzas) • What is the theme or message of this poem? How do you know?

  6. Questions to ask a poem: with a partner, interview your poem • When you have to think about a poem, interview it. Ask it these questions. If you have to write about the poem afterwards, you can use the answers to the questions. • Who wrote you? • What is your subject? • What kinds of comparisons (metaphors or similes) do you use? • Do you rhyme? • Do you have rhythm? Could you be set to a beat? • What kinds of words do you contain? Are they hard words? Easy ones? Weird ones?. • What kind of sound do you make when you are read aloud? • Who is talking? • What's your shape? Do you have groups of lines (stanzas) with spaces in between? • How do you change from beginning to end? • What is your story? • Why were you written? • Have we met before? Who do you remind me of?

  7. Interview Activity • Using the poem you were given, with your partner you are going to “interview” your poem! • Use your own paper and answer all of the interview questions about your poem completely!! • You have 20 minutes!!

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