RIC-0205 Discovering Poetry
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Air Raid<br />
Comprehension and Word Study<br />
How does the poet give the impression that plastic bags have declared war on<br />
the world?<br />
Find words in the poem that match these meanings.<br />
(a) moving in the wind<br />
(b) arranged in lines<br />
(c) coming down<br />
(d) loitering<br />
Onomatopoeia is when the meaning and the spoken sound of the word are similar;<br />
e.g. flutter, rumble. Write three examples from the poem.<br />
Plastic bags are likened to people, but there are two<br />
other metaphors that compare them with creatures.<br />
(a) What are they?<br />
(b) Which of these comparisons do you prefer and why?<br />
Describe the message of this poem.<br />
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