Rdg- Nature's Wonders Exit Ticket

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What does the word 'peer' mean?

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To look closely or intently.

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How does the poet arrange the lines in the poem 'Mount Everest'?

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By making each line longer than the one above it so the poem looks like a mountain.

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Why can astronauts see the Great Barrier Reef from space?

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Because the reef is sixteen hundred miles long.

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What is the main idea of the first stanza of 'The Mariana Trench'?

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The trench is mysterious, but people will still be able to learn things about it.

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What is a stanza in poetry?

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A group of lines forming a unit in a poem.

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What is the main theme of the poem 'Aurora Borealis'?

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The beauty and wonder of the Northern Lights.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is the purpose of imagery in poetry?

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To create vivid pictures in the reader's mind using descriptive language.

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What does 'habitat' mean?

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The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.

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What is personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human things.