4 The spring still comes like a whisper in the dark night.. crimson deep, dark red Change by Charlotte Zolotow Read and Reread Reread stanzas 4 and 5.. How does the rhythm compare to t
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1 The summer still hangs heavy and sweet with sunlight
as it did last year
2 The autumn still comes
showering gold and crimson
as it did last year
3 The winter still stings clean and cold and white
as it did last year
4 The spring still comes like a whisper
in the dark night
5 It is only I who have changed
crimson deep, dark red
Change
by Charlotte Zolotow
Read and Reread
Reread stanzas 4
and 5 How does the
rhythm compare to
the first three stanzas?
How is this a clue to
the poem’s meaning?
Reading
Strategy
Trang 2Víbora Spanish word for snake
wriggle move back and forth quickly
Read and Reread
Reread the poem
What connotation does the poet give to the word “skin”?
Reading Strategy
Reading Check ✓
1 Recall details
To what does Charlotte Zolotow compare spring?
2 Visualize What
sounds do you hear in “Old Snake?” What colors do you see?
1 Old Snake knows Sometimes you feel you can’t breathe
in your own tight skin
Old Víbora says, “Leave
those doubts and hurts
buzzing like flies in your ears
When you feel your frowns,
like me wriggle free
from I can’t, I can’t
Leave those gray words
to dry in the sand and dare to show your brave self, your bright true colors.”
Old Snake
by Pat Mora
A snake shedding its skin
Trang 3tightrope a rope stretched between two high points knock criticize
Read and Reread
Read the poem
What do you notice
about the way the
lines break? Reread
stanza 1 How does
the poet’s use of
punctuation affect the
rhythm?
Reading
Strategy
Walking on the Boundaries
of Change
by Sara Holbrook
1 Day by day
a tightrope,
walking on the boundaries
of change
One step—
firm, familiar, the next step—
shaky, strange
2 Some friends will dare danger,
mock or push each step
Some friends
knock your confidence.
3 Real friends form a net