Who is the author of 'Stopping by the Woods' and 'The Pasture," two poems Jack reads in class? Edgar Allan Poe or Robert Frost?
Robert Frost
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At the beginning, Jack starts his journal and struggles to write poetry. How does Jack feel about it?
Frustrated or annoyed. Jack doesn't want to write poetry, and his brain is empty.
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Jack tells his favorite poet that his teacher, Miss Stretchberry, would make WHAT special treat if he visited the class?
Brownies
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By the end of the book, the narrator realizes that writing and reading poetry is not only pleasurable, but that writing can be a way of dealing with WHAT?
painful memories
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The concrete (or picture) poem in the story was in the shape of what fruit?
Apple
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Who is the author of Love That Dog?
Sharon Creech
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From what point of view is this story told? First, second, or third? (Hint: "I" is used)
First
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Free verse or rhyme-- in which form was this novel written?
Free verse- no rhyme, no rhythm
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Identify the figurative language found in the following line. "I said I love that boy like a rabbit likes to run."
Simile
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Jack finally shared his work, but wanted to be anonymous. What does anonymous mean?
Unknown; not named
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This word means "language that suggests how someone or something looks, sounds, feels, smells, or tastes; helps to create a mental picture." It is imagery, poetry, or literature?
Imagery
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What is the name of the poet who truly influenced the Jack?
Walter Dean Myers
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Whose tail was "wag-wag-wagging as if he were saying Me me me! Choose me!"?