RL.7.4 Small Group

How confident do you feel in determining word meaning?

How confident are you in determining the impact of words on the meaning of a text?

A good-bye

with a cheerless sigh

Is a tug on the heart

That seems to tear us apart.

Farewell, dear friend.

There is so much misery to mend

When you are

Oh, so very far.

Far away you will be

And free from me

While I wait for the day

When you come back to stay.

Which word contributes to the depressing tone of the passage?

Determine the meaning of the underlined word.

The lost campers sweltered in the heat of the desert sun.

Determine the mening of the underlined word.

The country cottage was just outside the quaint and picturesque town.

Determine the meaning of the underlined word.

Each student was allotted two tickets to the dance.

What moods do the words convey:

Creepy

Threatening

Nightmarish

Why does the writer use the following simile: Love gives me wings!

The writer uses personificaiton in the following line to convey what meaning? The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.

How confident do you feel in determining word meaning?

How confident are you in determining the impact of words on the meaning of a text?