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.
Is Love That Dog a work of fiction or nonfiction?
Fiction
Who is the author of Love That Dog?
Sharon Creech
From what point of view is this story told? First, second, or third? (Hint: "I" is used)
First
Why did so much depend on the blue car?
The blue car hit and killed Sky, the narrator's beloved dog.
Jack reads a poem in class about an animal: ________, ________ burning bright.
Tiger, tiger
How did Miss Stretchberry encouraged Jack to write more poetry? (Hint: She did something with the poems.)
She typed his poems and displayed them.
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
The narrator's poem at the end was inspired by the poem "Love That WHAT"?
Boy
What is the name of the poet who truly influenced the Jack?
Walter Dean Myers
Whose tail was "wag-wag-wagging as if he were saying Me me me! Choose me!"?
Sky's
Why didn't Jack want his name on his poems?
He does not feel confident as a writer and he is not sure his poems are good enough to share.
Identify the figurative language found in the following line. "I said I love that boy like a rabbit likes to run."
Simile
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
Free verse or rhyme-- in which form was this novel written?
Free verse- no rhyme, no rhythm
Jack finally shared his work, but wanted to be anonymous. What does anonymous mean?
Unknown; not named
In "Street Music," we read the words "roar", "flash", "clash", and "screeching," which are examples of WHAT?
onomatopoeia
Where did Jack get his dog originally?
A shelter
Why doesn't Jack want to write poetry at the beginning of the story?
He thinks poetry is for girls. Boys don't write poems.
Identify the figurative language found in the following line: "My brain was pop-pop-popping."
Onomatopoeia
The concrete (or picture) poem in the story was in the shape of what fruit?
Apple
Jack tells his favorite poet that his teacher, Miss Stretchberry, would make WHAT special treat if he visited the class?
Brownies
Jack tells about how he went to the animal shelter, and he and his family chose a yellow dog. His poem is typed up and put on the board. He is so proud! What color is the poem's paper?
Yellow
Tiger, hamster, gerbil, goldfish, flea--which one is NOT an animal Jack asked if he could write about?
Gerbil
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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