Dangerous Dan McGrew

On the poem we read in class, consult your copy and answer the following questions. Also be sure to make use of your notes and examples of figurative language.


Page One
1. Find 3 metaphors
2. Find 2 examples of alliteration
3. Find 1 simile
4. Find 1 example of personification
Page Two
1. Find 3 metaphors
2. Find 2 examples of alliteration
3. Find 1 example of personification
Page Three
1. Find 1 simile
2. Find 2 metaphors
3. Find 3 alliterations
Bonus:
When and Where in Canada does the story take place?
What is the story of the poem?
The rhyme scheme is?

Questions on Sam McGee

Questions on Sam McGee

1. What is the setting of the poem?

2. What is the rhyme scheme?

3. How many lines to a stanza?

From page 2 of the Poem

4. Give an example of a metaphor

5. Give an example of personification

6. Give an example of onomatopoeia



(Do not use the same example for more than one answer)

Figurative Language

Send a blog with an example of a:

Hyperbole-

Personification-

Metaphor-

Alliteration-

Onomatopoeia-

The Cremation of Sam McGee

In your group, meet and answer the following questions. Take notes and be prepared to answer the questions when called upon. Use the poem that was handed out and try and remember the slideshow on the poem that the teacher presented to you

Know the following words as they are used in the poem.

Moil
Marge
Northern Lights
Cremated
Mushing
Whimper
Ghastly
Brawn
Stern
Huskies
Loathed
Hearkened
Derelict
Crematorium
Grisly

Stanza One
What is meant by the midnight sun?
Where did Sam McGee come from?
Is Lake LeBarge a real place?

In Stanza 3 there is an example of a simile and in Stanza 4 there is a personification and stanza 5 has a hyperbole and stanza 9 has a metaphor. Find them.

Mystery Cube Plan

Go the following address and create your own Mystery Cube. After it is done, show it to the teacher and pick up the more comprehensive mystery planning sheet.
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/mystery_cube/

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