Brown Girl Dreaming Poetry
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Pencils hitting paper, page after page being turned Students writing down everything they’ve learned. Teachers getting mad at assignments not turned in Pouting little kids whose recess is cut thin.
Spitballs sail, paper balls launched at once Things are getting crazy; thank God it’s time for lunch It’s almost 3:30. Let’s take our books and run For only at the final bell does the school day become fun.
Stanza is similar to a paragraph. How many stanzas are in this poem?
Pencils hitting paper, page after page being turned
Students writing down everything they’ve learned.
Teachers getting mad at assignments not turned in
Pouting little kids whose recess is cut thin.
Spitballs sail, paper balls launched at once
Things are getting crazy; thank God it’s time for lunch
It’s almost 3:30. Let’s take our books and run
For only at the final bell does the school day become fun.
Stanza is similar to a paragraph. How many stanzas are in this poem?
1
Pencils hitting paper, page after page being turned Students writing down everything they’ve learned. Teachers getting mad at assignments not turned in Pouting little kids whose recess is cut thin.
Spit balls sail, paper balls launched at once Things are getting crazy; thank God it’s time for lunch It’s almost 3:30. Let’s take our books and run For only at the final bell does the school day become fun.
Tone is the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc. What is the tone of this poem?
Pencils hitting paper, page after page being turned
Students writing down everything they’ve learned.
Teachers getting mad at assignments not turned in
Pouting little kids whose recess is cut thin.
Spit balls sail, paper balls launched at once
Things are getting crazy; thank God it’s time for lunch
It’s almost 3:30. Let’s take our books and run
For only at the final bell does the school day become fun.
Tone is the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc. What is the tone of this poem?
1
Pencils hitting paper, page after page being turned Students writing down everything they’ve learned. Teachers getting mad at assignments not turned in Pouting little kids whose recess is cut thin.
Spit balls sail, paper balls launched at once Things are getting crazy; thank God it’s time for lunch It’s almost 3:30. Let’s take our books and run For only at the final bell does the school day become fun.
What is the author’s purpose for writing this poem?
Pencils hitting paper, page after page being turned
Students writing down everything they’ve learned.
Teachers getting mad at assignments not turned in
Pouting little kids whose recess is cut thin.
Spit balls sail, paper balls launched at once
Things are getting crazy; thank God it’s time for lunch
It’s almost 3:30. Let’s take our books and run
For only at the final bell does the school day become fun.
What is the author’s purpose for writing this poem?
1
Pencils hitting paper, page after page being turned Students writing down everything they’ve learned. Teachers getting mad at assignments not turned in Pouting little kids whose recess is cut thin.
Spit balls sail, paper balls launched at once Things are getting crazy; thank God it’s time for lunch It’s almost 3:30. Let’s take our books and run For only at the final bell does the school day become fun.
What is the rhyme scheme?
Pencils hitting paper, page after page being turned
Students writing down everything they’ve learned.
Teachers getting mad at assignments not turned in
Pouting little kids whose recess is cut thin.
Spit balls sail, paper balls launched at once
Things are getting crazy; thank God it’s time for lunch
It’s almost 3:30. Let’s take our books and run
For only at the final bell does the school day become fun.
What is the rhyme scheme?