When we first met the lady who moved to the house down the street We’d gone over to welcome her and bring her chocolate cake.

Are the lines blank verse? Explain why or why not.

How does the author view the idea that you have to be perfect in order to get into college

Briefly describe your ideas about elisa's connection to both the ranch or garden and the road setting of the story

50 ! your poem must include the following: ● poetic form: lines and stanzas (not paragraphs! ) o your poem needs to be at least 10 lines long. ● sensory details/strong imagery o “paint a picture” and/or create an emotion with your words, word choice is key in poetry ● figurative language o include at least one of the following: metaphor, simile, and/or personification (click here for more info. on these) ● sound devices o include at least one of the following: repetition, rhyme, rhythm, meter, onomatopoeia, and/or alliteration (click here for more info. on these) ● labels o underneath your poem, include the words from the poem that represent the figurative language and sound devices and label them o examples: booming bombs - alliteration; like a firefly - simile you so