4th Grade Wonders 4-5

What is a synonym of triumph?

• meeting

• loss

• victory

• contest

Repetition means to...

• end a poem

• use the same words or phrases over and over again

• use "sounds" in words for figurative speech

• form a poem

What means almost the SAME as hovering?

• to sit underneath

• to stand above

• to hang fluttering

• to walk beside slowly

Accomplishment means...

• something that is completed or done successfully

• something that is reached with others' help

• something desperately desired

• something won in a contest

What does the word connotation mean?

• the basic definition of a word

• the way the lines of a poem are divided

• the use of words or phrases over and over again

• the idea suggested by the meaning of a word

The way the lines of a poem are divided is called a...

• repetition

• denotation

• connotation

• stanza

What does denotation mean?

• the basic definition of a word

• the plural form of a word

• a word that means the opposite

• a synonym

What does it mean to be dangling?

• to be blown in the breeze

• to be lifted from below

• to hang loosely

• to fall down

What is the theme of the poems?

• Winning

• Success

• Space Travel

• Swimming

How are “Swimming to the Rock” and “The Moondust Footprint” DIFFERENT?

• “Swimming to the Rock” is about a personal accomplishment, and “The Moondust Footprint” is about an historical accomplishment.

• “Swimming to the Rock” is about an historical accomplishment, and “The Moondust Footprint” is about a personal accomplishment.

• “Swimming to the Rock” is about winning a race to a rock, and “The Moondust Footprint” is about winning a race to the moon.

• Both poems are about a personal accomplishment.