Review
Reading 3 Scan the poem. How many verses are there? Does the poem rhyme?
Aximu’s Awakening This morning the sun tickled my eyes as usual and I slid from my hammock and looked at the skies as usual I yawned and I stretched I felt like a splash in the cold morning water so I made a dash towards the path to the sea before Ama could call me and give me a work.
As I burst through the bush at the top of the hill I froze and I shivered my heart stood still. Great canoes with houses and clouds of cloth wings hung on poles, full of wind, strange frightening things on the sea! ‘Great Iocuhuuague Maorocon’
I whispered and knew those terrible canoes were coming for me.
Pamela Mordecai
Glossary Iocuhuuague Maorocon the name of an ancient god of protection
1 What is the mood of the first three verses? What is the mood of the last three verses? 2 Why does Aximu dash towards the path in verse 3? 3 I froze and I shivered. Was it cold? What does this phrase tell us about how Aximu felt? 4 What were the clouds of cloth wings hung on poles ? 5 What do you think happened after the events of this poem?
Which of the following are metaphors and which are similes? 1 The trees swayed like dancers. 2 The six o’clock sky burned like a fire. 3 The moon was a friendly face in the sky. 4 Beneath our feet, the jagged rocks were devils. 5 Clouds as fluffy as marshmallow floated by. 6 We were woken by an orchestra of birds.
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DA Comprehension questions 1 and 2: You may offer students multiple choice, optional answers to choose from. • Extension: Alliteration is when consonant sounds are repeated in words which are close together: clouds of cloth wings . • Reading response: After this or any text, have students complete the reading response chart on page 165 to encourage reflection on reading.
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