What word means "to shake"?
quiver
Animal Wisdom: Which line is the best summary for what people felt was missing after their creation?
Seeing the beauty in nature
Taking time to explore
Fixing arguments
Defending the Earth
Animal Wisdom: What are two types of figurative language in this poem? Explain your answer.
Answer Vary
The Last Wolf: How does the author describe the setting in this poem?
She describes it as a ruined city that doesn't have any people
The Last Wolf: What does the narrator say to the wolf at the end of the poem?
She tells the wolf that she understands that humans have destroyed the world.
What word means "knowledge"?
wisdom
What does the word "baying" mean?
easy to hurt/harm
to sniff or smell
the long part of the nose and mouth of an animal
a long, howling sound
What does the word "soar" mean?
to fly
to go up
to shake
easy to be broken
At the end of poem poems, what is the common theme they share?
The destruction (end) of humans and nature.
The differences between humans and nature.
The need for humans and nature to take care of each other.
The distance/separation between humans and nature.
The Last Wolf: Which of the following was NOT the author's purpose?
To show that we should protect the earth
To show that humans have caused ruin
To provide a message of hope
To show that animals have feelings
What does the word "ruin" mean?
to sniff or smell
something that is destroyed
a maze of buildings
to shine on and off
What word means "to go up"?
ascend
Animal Wisdom: What message does the bear share?
The animals do not have a place to call home.
What word means "the ability to understand something"?
insist
perception
vulnerable
muzzle
The Last Wolf: What is the lesson that the author wanted us to learn from this poem?
Answers Vary.
Animal Wisdom: What message does the turtle share?
The animals are too busy to enjoy life.
What word means "the long part of the nose and mouth of an animal"?
muzzle
vulnerable
warren
snuffle
What does the word "snuffle" mean?
to sniff or smell
What word means "easy to hurt/harm"?
curiosity
perception
vulnerable
insist
What does the word "fragil" mean?
to go up
something is destroyed
a maze of buildings
easy to be broken
Animal Wisdom: What message does the eagle share?
The animals don't know how to laugh and enjoy life to avoid conflict.
What is the difference in the way humans are shown in both poems?
Humans are controlling in AW and accepting in TLW
Humans are the solution in AW and the problem in TLW
Humans are struggling in AW and commanding in TLW
Humans destroy things AW and create things in TLW
What word means "a complaining cry"?
whine
The Last Wolf: What is the wolf a symbol of in this poem?
He is a symbol of nature and the world before people.
What word means "to shine on and off"?
flicker
"The Last Wolf: Which is an example of onomatopoeia?
snuffle
baying
quiet
muzzle
What word means "to demand something"?
warren
insist
quiver
flicker
What word means "a maze of buildings"?
warren
wisdom
ascend
highrise
What word means "tall building"?
wisdom
How are the themes different in each poem?
Answer Vary
What word means "to want or have the desire to learn about something"?
curiosity
Animal Wisdom: What message do people share?
They realize that we should all spend more time enjoying life and admiring the beauty in small things.
Animal Wisdom: Which of the following was NOT the author's purpose?
To show that we should protect the earth
To show that animals have feelings
To show that humans have caused ruin
To provide a message of hope