Explore the possibilities of invented words for the sake of adding humor to poetry A poet often invents words to add humor to his poetry. Dr. Seuss, a popular author of children's books wrote such books as The Cat in the Hat, The Lorax, and The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. He had the clever talent of inventing words and creating images that are very humorous. He also used forced rhyme very effectively.

I. Independent research: Look up any Dr. Seuss book in your library and type the following information.
1. The title:
2. Author: Dr. Seuss
3. Publisher:
4. Some invented words used in the book that you particularly like.
5. What the funniest stanza (for verse) in the book is, in your opinion.

II. Warm-up

Write three nouns. Try and make up three words for each noun by making a rhyming word. Example: butterfly: tutterfly, wutterfly, shafutterfly

III. Type a short, funny story using invented words for as many things as you can.

Pretend you are in a world that has animals, birds, trees, useful tools, and people that have never been seen before. You are to invent names for all of them.

IV. Read your story aloud.

Does your story sound peculiar? Are some of the events even absurd? Can you imagine using your story to create a game? Or perhaps you will some day see an animated version of your story in a cartoon or full-length movie!

What effect does this excerpt have? the line of the horizon was clear and hard against the sky, and in one particular quarter it showed black against a silvery climbing [glow] that grew and grew. at last, over the rim of the waiting earth, the moon lifted with slow majesty till it swung clear of the horizon and rode off, free of *moorings; and once more they began to see surfaces—meadows wide-spread, and quiet gardens, and the river itself from bank to bank, all softly disclosed, all washed clean of mystery and terror, all radiant again as by day, but with a difference that was tremendous. their old haunts greeted them again in other *raiment, as if they had slipped away and put on this pure new apparel and come quietly back, smiling as they shyly waited to see if they would be recognized again under it. fastening their boat to a willow, the friends landed in this silent, silver kingdom, and patiently explored . . then a change began slowly to declare itself. the horizon became clearer, field and tree came more into sight, and somehow with a different look; the mystery began to drop away from them. a bird piped suddenly, and was still; and a light breeze sprang up . . rat . . sat up suddenly and listened with a passionate intentness. mole, who with gentle strokes was just keeping the boat moving while he scanned the banks with care, looked at him with curiosity.

1. according to mla citation style rules, when citing a book by more than one author, the authors' names should a. be listed alphabetically by first name. b. be listed alphabetically by last name. c. be listed in the order in which they appear on the title page. d. follow the title of the book. 2.which of the following items is not necessary to include in summary notes? a. all the information that is relevant to your topic and purpose b. complete publication information c. the time and date you read the source material d. specific examples 3. which of the following is not an objective of synthesizing sources? a. reviewing key ideas on a topic b. combining opinions and general statements c. exploring different points of view d. understanding the topic in depth 4.when punctuating quotations, commas and are placed inside the quotation marks. a. semicolons b. periods c. colons d. page numbers in parentheses 5. in academic writing, why would you prefer to rely on information from scholarly journals rather than magazines? a. authors in scholarly journals are generally specialists in their field. b. magazines use every-day experiences and discuss popular topics. c. scholarly journals never include visuals. d. scholarly journals are more difficult to find, and therefore more valuable. 6.when punctuating direct quotations, use a after the verb that introduces the quotation. a. comma b. dash c. colon d. seimicolon

Hich is an example of a compare and contrast text structure? a cinquain poem differs from a diamante poem in the number of lines and the approach to subject matter the first step to writing a cinquain poem is to choose a one-word subject to use as the first line if having trouble writing poetry begin with an easier format such as cinquain or diamante it is best to write a diamante poem for the class project because its format fits the subject matter well