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Bellwork 2-10-12. Friday note 1) How are you? What’s new, exciting, or challenging in your life? 2) Are you making progress memorizing your poem? How many lines do you have memorized so far? 3) Do you have any exciting plans for the weekend?. “Sarah Cynthia Silvia Stout . . .” .
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Bellwork 2-10-12 Friday note • 1) How are you? What’s new, exciting, or challenging in your life? • 2) Are you making progress memorizing your poem? How many lines do you have memorized so far? • 3) Do you have any exciting plans for the weekend?
“Sarah Cynthia Silvia Stout . . .” • What lesson might readers learn from the poem? • Do you think the poet intended to teach a lesson? Why or why not? • How does alliteration add to the humor of the poem?
Alliteration • Definition: The repetition of sounds at the beginning of words • Example: “Globs of gooey bubblegum” (Silverstein 24). • Your example:
“Train Tune” • Why do you think the poet did not use any punctuation in “Train Tune”?
Repetition • Definition: A technique in which a sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated for effect • Example: “Back through clouds Back through clearing Back through distance” (Bogan 1-3). Your example: