Unit 8
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Homework- Personification Worksheet

Warm-Up- Linking Verbs 3/5/12
Write the sentences, then underline the linking verb and circle the two words joined by the verb.
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The soup tastes too salty.
The box seems heavier than it should be.
The pizza tasted great last night.
His voice sounded funny over the radio.

By James Reeves

Think about the title.

Descriptions of a Stormy Sea

Descriptions of a Stormy Sea

Descriptions of a Stormy Sea

Descriptions of a Stormy Sea

Descriptions of a calm sea

Descriptions of a calm sea

Descriptions of a calm sea

Descriptions of a calm sea

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Was there rhyming, alliteration, meter or free verse?
In the first stanza who is “he?” What does he do all day?
The sea – rolls on the beach
If the sea is a “hungry dog” in lines 1-14, what kind of dog is it in lines 15-20?
The sea is a contented dog. “He” rests quietly.
What are some descriptive language (good use of adjectives)?
Clashing teeth, shaggy jaws, stormy clouds
What figures of speech do you see?
Alliteration (sandy shores), onomatopoeia (moans), metaphor (the sea is an angry dog).

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Unit 8 Spelling
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Warm- Up- Figurative Language-
3/6/12
Rewrite the following sentences and label what device(s) is/are used in each.
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The new fallen snow was as soft as a feather pillow.
The water was glass as the speed boat zipped across it.
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Nor cricket chirping cheerily.
Said a lightning bug to a firefly,
“Look at the lightning bugs fly by!”

Types of Feet
U (unstressed syllable); / (stressed syllable)
Iamb: U /
Trochee: / U
Anapest:
Dactyl:
U U /
/ U U
Spondee: / /
Pyrrhic: U U

Types of Feet
Iamb- a metrical foot containing 2 syllables- the first is unstressed, while the second is stressed.
U / (tee TUM) because

Types of Feet
Trochee- a metrical foot containing 2 syllables- the first is stressed, while the second is unstressed.
/ U (TUM tee) novel

Sea Poem Requirements
• Must have some connection to the sea or ocean.
• Must have title and byline
• Must be 10-20 lines in length
• Must use at least 3 poetic devices- simile, metaphor, alliteration, external/Internal rhyme, repetition, hyperbole, onomatopoeia and/or personification.
• Imagery is important- use descriptive adjectives & verbs-appeal to the senses!

Sea Poem Requirements
• Must have some connection to the sea or ocean.
• Must have title and byline
• Must be 10-20 lines in length
• Must use at least 3 poetic devices- simile, metaphor, alliteration, external/Internal rhyme, repetition, hyperbole, onomatopoeia and/or personification.
• Imagery is important- use descriptive adjectives & verbs-appeal to the senses!

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Unit 8 Spelling
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Types of Feet
Anapest- a metrical foot containing 3 syllables- the first two are unstressed, while the last is stressed.
U U / (tee tee TUM) disregard

Types of Feet
Dactyl- a metrical foot containing 3 syllables- the first is stressed, while the last two are unstressed.
/ UU (TUM tee tee)
Emily

Types of Feet
Spondee- an untraditional metrical foot in which 2 consecutive syllables are stressed.
/ / (TUM TUM)
Green truck

Pyrrhic-
Types of Feet
2 consecutive syllables that are unstressed.
A pyrrhic foot is usually followed by a spondee- creating a unit of two feet.
U U (tee tee) for the, in a
Pyrrhic and spondee together-
U U / / (tee tee TUM TUM) in a green truck