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A poetic performance
Literary Terms
Alliteration is the repetition
of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words that are close together. For example: Lucie loves lions and lollipops. Kind-hearted Kate helped Henry with his homework.
About the Author
Paul Fleischman, who writes historical fiction and drama as well as poetry, loves to make a connection between writing and music, as he does in “Fireflies.” He won the Newbery Medal in 1989 for Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices.
My Notes
25 ‘Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe.
Second Read
• Reread the poem to answer these text-dependent questions.
• Write any additional questions you have about the text in your Reader/Writer Notebook.
5. Craft and Structure: Which nonsense words from lines 20–24 remind you of other words that you know? How do these words impact the meaning of the poem?
Setting a Purpose for Reading
• As you read the poem, underline words and phrases that show alliteration.
• Circle unknown words and phrases. Try to determine the meaning of the words by using context clues, word parts, or a dictionary.
Word coNNecTIoNS
Word Relationships
Looking for the relationships among words can help you make meaning. For example, fly, flying, and flight have similar meanings. Other relationships may be shown with different words that have similar meanings. What do copying, scribblers, and signing have in common?
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