CKLA Unit 3 Lesson 3 - My first memory

“All the same” sounds at the beginning of words in a phrase or line is what?

• simile

• metaphor

• anaphora

• alliteration

This short poem leads the reader to a place or story and is an example of whaT?

There were horses.

There were cows.

There were pigs.

There were cats.

There were dogs.

There were chickens.

• simile

• metaphor

• anaphora

• alliteration

What is this sentence an example of?

Life is a rollercoaster.

• simile

• metaphor

• anaphora

• alliteration

Which of the following sentences is an example of a simile?

• Peter picked peppers.

• I was as red as a tomato.

• Chocolate is heaven.

• She likes to run. She likes to have fun. She likes to shop. She likes to mop.

When a poem or text is "first-person" the author or speaker uses what words often?

• Their, hers. his.

• My, me, I, mine.

• Us, ours. them.

In the poem, "Librarian" by Nikki Giovanni, the speaker says the librarian had a "welcoming smile". What did the speaker feel about seeing the librarian?

• The speaker felt rejected.

• The speaker felt cared about and welcome.

• The speaker felt invisible.

• The speaker felt ignored.

In the poem, "tables sat on a creaky wood floor". How do you visualize that looking? Draw your thought.

In poetry, what does it mean to visualize what is happening in the poem?

• Looking at pictures in a book of poetry.

• Looking outside.

• Looking deeper at the poem to see what is really being said by picturing with your mind.

• Looking at the ceiling.

The author of the poem, " My first memory (of librarians), is who?

• Nikki Alpha

• GiGi Nice

• Nikki Giovanni

• Giovanni Nickel

How did the author/speaker feel about her first memory of librarians and her time at the library?

• Nikki Giovanni did not like he library.

• She thought the librarian was mean.

• Nikki Giovanni enjoyed being at the library and thought it was like going to a brand new world.

• She hated it and thought It was a waste of time.