1. Color of My Words

2. Ana Rosa, Mami, Papi, Angela, Guano, Senor Garcia
A village in the Dominican republic
Ana Rosa dreams of being a writer when she grows up, but writing is discouraged where she lives.
Ana Rosa sees a mysterious sea monster in the ocean
She tells her village about the sea monster
Everyone decides that Ana Rosa should write a story about the sea monster
Ana Rosa writes her story, and everyone sees that she is a talented writer.

3. climax Rising action Falling action conflicts Resolution
The moment when Ana Rosa reads her story to the villagers
climax
Ana Rosa sees a monster but they don’t believe her
Rising action
Falling action
After they believe her they decide that Ana Rosa should write a story about the sea monster
The people clap for Ana Rosa
She finds out the monster is actually a whale.
conflicts
Resolution
Ana Rosa wants to be a writer but she is discouraged
Ana Rosa becomes a writer and the villagers encourage her to write

4. “Words Free as Confetti”
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“Words Free as Confetti”

5. Tools that poets use to convey a certain tone
Poetic Devices
Poetic devices:
Tools that poets use to convey a certain tone
What is meant by tone?
Example 1-
Dear Mom, You said you'd always be there But you're nowhere to be found I can't believe you left me I feel so low beneath the ground There's nothing I can do now I trusted you with all my heart But now you're gone You're the one who tore my life apart I've learned not to trust There's nothing more to say You've lost someone special You can't get back each day
Now you're the one left in the dark And all of a sudden you feel my pain You expect me to take you back But you still feel you're not to blame I could never forgive you Even if I tried You can never make up For the lonely nights I've cried You will never know the feeling Of losing the person you need the most To laugh and cry and love you Instead of making you feel like a ghost
I've moved on with my life Without you by my side My pain has kept so long I'm telling you how I feel inside In a way I want to thank you Because of you I'm strong I just wanted you to know I didn't turn out wrong

6. Example 2 –
I’ll love you
I’ll love you when you’re dumb,
I’ll love you when you’re smart,
I’ll love you any way you are,
Right from the start.
I’ll love you if you’re tall,
I’ll love you if you’re short,
I’ll love you if you’re pretty,
Or just an ugly dork.
I’ll love you if you’re toothless,
I’ll love you if you’re blind,
Anything that’s wrong with you,
To me you’ll be just fine.
My heart is opening up now,
Unlike it used to do.
I see the pain that’s in your heart,
And sometimes I feel it too.
I’ll love you tomorrow,
I’ll love you today,
I’ll love you forever,
And forever always.

7. Poetic Devices
Rhythm -
Like the rhythm of the song. It gives the poem a certain feeling
Rhyming words -
May appear in the same line, in consecutive sentences, or at the end of every other line.
Alliteration -
Repeated sound that makes the words pleasing to the ear.
Ex. Sally sells seashells on the seashore.
Onomatopoeia -
Words that imitates sound.
Ex. Whoosh! Hiss! Buzz! Bam!