Elm Park School (Analyze a Poem)

It increases an image of the title of the poem.

It gives the name of the speaker's favorite thing.

It tells where the events of the poem take place.

It shows how much the speaker likes something.

They all talk about recess games.

They all begin with the same word.

They all end with a phrase that rhymes.

They all describe a favorite dessert.

to state a law or direction

to be seen as cool or excellent

to govern or lead

to make something impossible

It is the only stanza with four lines.

It is the only stanza that has rhythm.

It uses more rhyming words that the other stanzas.

It uses more repeating sounds that the other stanzas.

The speaker is talking about recess.

The speaker shoots the basketball and it goes through the hoop.

The speaker jumps.

The speaker talks about rules on the playground.

repetition

rhythm

rhyme

all the above

Because the poet is a student.

It is the team the poet plays for.

The poet likes to go to school early.

It's where and when the poem's events take place.

do not live in the ocean

are happy to swim in the waves

are found in dark places in the ocean

live in a part of the ocean that is calm

keeps the crabs warm

helps the crabs find food

lets the crabs swim better

grows on the backs of the crabs

It compares friendship to a part of the body.

It places the setting of the poem deep in the ocean.

It describes the ways that algae survive in the ocean.

It shows the close relationship between the crabs and algae.