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he SA
I HEAR
by Chloe hante en
the ettes of eagles owoke my peaceful sumber
snoring tools through the wall and out
into space somewhere, bouncing off walls and trees
The pitter on the window tell me it's raining,
Aloud boom sounds as my dog comes running,
toe naiselle king on the hard floor
Aflash of light hits the tree outside and cracks
or the tree slowly fails to the ground
I hear weather crashing crashing
Seashells aracking
wars roaring
and crabs snapping
And I hear the yellow sun sparkling.
by Ashley Roda, Gr. 3
What I Hear
by Tessah Joseph, Gr. 4
I hear the rumble of the washers in a laundromat,
I hear the crack of lightning during the storm.
I hear the click of the heels on the high school dance floor
I hear the asteroids flying by Mars
I hear the whispers as children share secrets
I hear the recess bell buzzing in my ear.
I hear the scraping of boot nails on the Matterhorn
I hear Paul Bunyan chopping down trees.
SILENCE
by Christopher Bingham Gk
I hear silence,
terrible, awful silence,
boring. boring silence.
Trying my patience,
making me mad,
ahhhhhh, I yell.
I break the silence,
but I make happiness.
15. What is the theme of all the poems?
Solicalon
16. What technique has Ashley used in the last line of her poem?
17. What technique does Tessah use to structure her poem, "What I Hear"?
18. Which of these phrases from Chloe's poem contain onomatopoeia? (Circle all that apply)
a. my peaceful slumber ca flash of light
e toenails clicking
b. a loud boom
d. pitter on the window f. my dog comes running
19. Which of these phrases from other poems contain onomatopoeia? (Circle all that apply)
a seashells cracking C. Scraping of boot nails e recess bell buzzing in my ear
b. crabs snapping d. rumble of the washers f. whispers as children share secrets
20. What is the mood in most of Christopher's poem, "Silence"?
a fear
Camusement
e loneliness
b. hopefulness
d. annoyance
1 sadness
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