Hate that Cat p. 1-41

What is different about Jack's school year?

• He no longer likes poetry

• He gets to meet new poets

• Miss Stretchberry is retired

• Miss Stretchberry is his teacher again

Who is Jack writing to throughout the novel?

• His dad

• His best friend

• His teacher

• His future self

What kind of writing is Jack learning about in class?

• Informational Writing

• Opinion Writing

• Nonfiction Writing

• Poetry Writing

What does the word "enrich" mean?

• To make worse

• To improve

• To work hard

• To fail

What does Jack said that allows the reader to know that he doesn't like Uncle Bill?

• "Boys don't write poetry"

• "More poetry?"

• "I want to punch him"

• "He wouldn't like Mr. Poe"

Who is the poet that Jack is inspired by in his "The Yips" poem?

• Walter Dean Myers

• Valerie Worth

• Edgar Allan Poe

• Robert Frost

What is this figurative language? "Buzz, Buzz, Buzz" and "Pop! Pop!"?

• Alliteration

• Idiom

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

Sometimes authors use special spacing and sizes of letters to add meaning to their writing. This helps the reader create _____ as they read.

• Alliteration

• A story

• Imagery (a picture in their mind)

• Repetition

What is Jack most worried about in the beginning of the book?

• His classmates would not like his poetry

• His classmates would forget what they already learned about poetry

• His teacher would make him read his poems out loud

• He is worried that his poems would never become famous

What is this figurative language? Purple Pickle, Polished Pencil, CHocolate CHalk.

• Idiom

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Repetition