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Half Moonshine By Judith Viorst
Half Moonshine-
1. The moon is the sun's silver mirror.
2. The moon’s like a chunk of green cheese.
3. The moon is the home of the man in the moon.
4. The moon tugs the tides of the seas.
5. The moon is where astronauts moon-walked.
6. A cow once jumped over it too.
7. Half of these stories are moonshine.
8. Half of these stories are true.
9. The moon has astonishing mountains,
10. Piercing the lonely moon sky.
11. The moon has a goddess -- Diana's her name.
12. The moon is a million miles high.
13. The moon marks each month as it passes
14. And has since the world first was new.
15. Which of these stories are moonshine?
16. Which of these stories are true?
A. Which line contains ALLITERATION?_______
B.Which line contains a METAPHOR? ______
What 2 things are being compared?
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C.Which line contains a SIMILE?________
What 2 things are being compared?
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D. Is there RHYME? _________
Which lines?____________________________
E. Which line contains PERSONIFICATION?____
What human quality is given to a thing?
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moonshine: meaningless talk, nonsense
Falling Asleep in Class by Kenn Nesbitt
I fell asleep in class today,
as I was awfully bored.
I laid my head upon my desk
and closed my eyes and snored.
My clothes were badly rumpled,
and my eyes were glazed and red.
My binder left a three-ring
indentation in my head.
I woke to find a piece of paper
sticking to my face.
I'd slobbered on my textbooks,
and my hair was a disgrace
I slept through class, and probably
I would have slept some more,
except my students woke me
as they headed out the door.
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1. Underline the lines that use SENSORY DETAILS/IMAGERY. Write the sense it appeals to next to the line.
2..Who is the SPEAKER of Falling Asleep in Class? How do you know? CSRQ _________________________
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3. What characteristics make this a poem and not prose? CSRQ
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