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agenda______________ Riddle Poems Homework__________________ Complete one more Riddle Poem Bellwork___________________ WHAT AM I/WHO AM I? Describe something in the room, or describe something or someone that everyone would know about WITHOUT NAMING THEM. What Is It?.
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agenda______________ • Riddle Poems Homework__________________ • Complete one more Riddle Poem Bellwork___________________ WHAT AM I/WHO AM I? Describe something in the room, or describe something or someone that everyone would know about WITHOUT NAMING THEM
What Is It? There is one that has a head without an eye, And there’s one that has an eye without a head. You may find the answer if you try; And when all is said, Half the answer hangs upon a thread. PINS AND NEEDLES
What Is It? Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, Toothless bites, Mouthless mutters. What am I? THE WIND
What Is It? Alive without breath, As cold as death; Never thirsty, ever drinking, All in scales, never clinking. What am I? FISH
Steps to Writing a Riddle Poem • Choose an answer FIRST. -Concrete objects (like desks and chairs) are easier to write about than abstract ideas (like happiness or peace) We will use WATER as our example
Steps to Writing a Riddle Poem 2) Brainstorm -Create a list of words related to your answer - For water: clouds, wet, liquid, rain, ice, fish, stream, river, lake, pool, pond, swimming, ocean, ice, glacier, steam, snow, snowman, boats, sailing
Steps to Writing a Riddle Poem 3) Use SYNONYMS - From your answer and list of words, think of some synonyms for your words and your answer. Using a thesaurus may be useful. -Water: bathe, damp, drench, drool, flood, soak, spray, wash -Ice: chunk, crystal, dry ice, glacier, hail, hailstone, iceberg, icicle, sleet -Stream (noun): branch, brook, creek, flood, rill, runnel, tide, watercourse -Stream (verb): cascade, emit, flood, flow, gush, pour, spill
Steps to Writing a Riddle Poem 4) Use Point of View -Try describing the world from the point of view of the object. What does your object see, hear, taste, etc.? WATER-I run down hill. I make canyons. I fall from the sky as rain. People and animals drink me. I evaporate. I am used to put out fires. Fish live within me. Places without me are deserts. I make the crops grow. I cause erosion. I boil at 212 degrees and freeze at 32 degrees. I am used to clean things. I make canyons and valleys.
Steps to Writing a Riddle Poem 5) Describe Using FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE -Use Figurative Language to describe your answer and give clues. This includes using IMAGERY, METAPHORS, SIMILES, ONOMATOPOEIA, PERSONIFICATION, etc. For WATER: -Imagery: The river cut through the canyon before ambling along the plain. -Metaphor: Streams are fish roads. -Onomatopoeia: Water laps the shore. -Personification: The water cooked my egg. -Simile: Pools of water reflect like mirrors.
Steps to Writing a Riddle Poem 6) Make it STYLISH -Use tools such as ALLITERATION, END RHYMES, INTERNAL RHYMES. Think about punctuation and other visual clues (like BOLD letters) to emphasize clues. Alliteration- • Still, I shine like a mirror. • Swift, I slice through stone.
WATER Still, I am like a mirror, Fast, I am stronger than stone. Wet, I can burn you, Cold, I can keep you warm. Life, I can be in the desert, Death, I can be on the riverbank. What am I?
Steps to Writing a Riddle Poem • Choose an answer FIRST. -Concrete objects (like desks and chairs) are easier to write about than abstract ideas (like happiness or peace) 2) Brainstorm -Create a list of words related to your answer 3) Use SYNONYMS - From your list of words, think of some synonyms for your words and your answer. Using a thesaurus may be useful. 4) Use Point of View -Try describing the world from the point of view of the object. What does your object see, hear, taste, etc.? 5) Describe Using FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE -Use Figurative Language to describe your answer and give clues. This includes using IMAGERY, METAPHORS, SIMILES, ONOMATOPOEIA, PERSONIFICATION, etc. 6) Make it STYLISH -Use tools such as ALLITERATION, END RHYMES, INTERNAL RHYMES. Think about punctuation and other visual clues (like BOLD letters) to emphasize clues.
MAKE-UP WORK • Complete TWO Riddle Poems. One poem is on your poetry unit theme, the other can be on a topic of your choice.
QUIZ PREVIEW • What is imagery, and why is it used in writing? • Why is imagery important, and what does it do in writing? • What is figurative language? • What does the meaning of a figure of speech depend on? • What’s the difference between a simile and a metaphor? • STUDY PAGES 355 and 397, GREEN TEXTBOOK