Poetry Sounds

At first, I thought rhyme was just when words sound alike, but I learned that rhyme is the repition of the sound of the stressed vowel and any sounds that follow in words that are close together.

An example of a poem with end rhyme is below. The title is " Memories," and the author is Nana Morsel.The rhyme scheme is A-A and B-B.

On my poetry pretest, I was below grade-level. On my posttest, I hope that I will be above grade-level.

25 Random Things

1. I sleep in the nude.
2. I've been a foster kid for 14 years.
3. I ask "why" questions alot.
4. My nickname is gootch
5. I twich alot in my sleep.
6. I punched through my english class window.
7. I like the name Tobey.
8. In Michigan, I like to walk around my house naked.
9. My favorite song is Party Boy.
10. I have a fasination for archery.
11. My favorite NFL team is the Patriots.
12. I dance with two two left shoes.
13. I'm allergic to tuna.
14. My favorite color is pink.
15. I like the feeling of 9v batteries on my tongue.
16. I hate english homework.
17. I do math sometimes when I'm bored.
18. My big toe is 3x as long as my pinky toe.
19. I like the taste of Oraljel.
20. When I was learning how to ride a bike, I crashed into a wall and split both of my lips.
21. I hate playing video games.
22. I work out twice a day.
23. I enjoy playing with fire. (pyromaniac)
24. I don't like the sound of rock music.
25. In the eighth grade i had over 25 strikes a class. ( not a good thing)

Imagery and Figurative Language

At first, I thought imagery was the things you see around you, but I learned that this was wrong. Actually, imagery is language that appeals to the five senses. I also learned about figurative language. I used to think figurative language was language in the shape of a a figure, but I learned that figurative language is the way words or phrases the describe one thing in terms of another and is not meant to be understood on a literal level. The three main types of figurative language are simile, metaphor, and personification.

Figurative Language Games

The best figurative language game I played tonight is the simile matching game, because it was the easiest. In order to play this game, I had to remember what a simile was . My final score on this game was that I dont have a clue in the world. If you want to play this game, go to this link http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/cet/flashactivities/similes.html (___/6)

Another enjoyable figurative language game is Metaphor Battleship, because it helped me understand metaphors better. In order to play this game, I had to go on the computer and look it up. My final score on this game was that it doesn't keep score. If you want to play this game, go to this link http://www.quia.com/ba/42131.html?AP_rand=163810965 (___/6)

My least favorite figurative language game is Fling the Teacher, because I got to make a teacher that looked like Ms. Priester. In order to play this game, I had to click the URL on my email address . My final score on this game was that the teacher got launched. If you want to play this game, go to this link http://www.newton.k12.ks.us/tech/fling3.html (___/6)