1. Ankylosaurus by Jack Prelutsky The Shark by John Ciardi The Sidewalk Racer by Lillian Morrison April Rain Song by Langston Hughes
Review

2. Prelutsky compares the ankylosaurus to a tank. How are they alike?
They both have thick armor and move slowly.

3. 2. What qualities of the shark does Ciardi praise?
The shark’s ability to be very quiet and its ability to swim.

4. 3. Why was the ankylosaurus “best left alone”?
It was built like a tank and its tail was a cudgel of gristle and bone.

5. 4. What is the shark’s one dark thought?
Something to eat.

6. 5. What is an example of onomatopoeia in“Ankylosaurus”
5. What is an example of onomatopoeia in“Ankylosaurus”? What sound is the word imitating?
Clankity clank imitates the sound of a metal tank.

7. 6. What is an example of onomatopoeia in “The Shark”
6. What is an example of onomatopoeia in “The Shark”? What sound is the word imitating?
Gulper imitates the sound of swallowing something whole.

8. 7. What words or phrases in “Ankylosaurus” add to the humorous tone of the poem?
“its minuscule mind”
“a mouthful of pegs”

9. 8. What words or phrases in “The Shark” add to the humorous tone of the poem?
“his manners are drab” and “his thought is drabber”

10. 9. Prelutsky compares the ankylosaurus to a tank, a fortress, armor, and a cudgel. What is the effect of these comparisons?
They create a picture of an undefeatable war machine, a tough creature one would not like to meet.

11. 10. What is the rhyme scheme of “Ankylosaurus”?
aabbccddeeaa

12. 11. What is the rhyme scheme of “The Shark”?
aabbccddeeffggeee

13. 12. From the poems “Ankylosaurus” and “The Shark,” which of the animals is presented as a hunter?

14. 13. What words in “The Sidewalk Racer” let you feel the movement of someone on a skateboard?
The action verbs, swerve, curve, sway, speed, and the image of a sail and sailor, create images of movement.

15. 14. In “The Sidewalk Racer,” Morrison refers to an “asphalt sea
14. In “The Sidewalk Racer,” Morrison refers to an “asphalt sea.” What does she mean?
She is describing the street the skateboarder uses.

16. 15. Why do the lines of “The Sidewalk Racer” appear as they do on the page?
They create the shape of a skateboard.

17. 16. What metaphors does Morrison include in “The Sidewalk Racer”?
The person on the skateboard is the sailor and the sail, the driver and the wheel, and a single-engine automobile.

18. 17. What is an example of repetition in “The Sidewalk Racer”?
The word I and the phrase I’m the is repeated.

19. 18. What three things should we let rain do, according to “April Rain Song”?
We should let the rain kiss us, beat upon our heads, sing us a lullaby, and play a sleep-song on our roofs.

20. 19. What is an example of personification in “April Rain Song”?
“Let the rain kiss you.”
“Let the rain sing you a lullaby.”
“The rain plays a little sleep-song on our roof at night.”

21. 20. What season is it in “April Rain Song”?
Spring

22. 21. What is an example of repetition in “April Rain Song”?
Let the rain and The rain at the beginnings of the lines.