Journey through the stars

WALT: Identify poetic language features

SC: identify and use language features

Journey through the stars  by Alan Bagnall SJ P4 N2 2004

AGREE /DISAGREE Decide why you agree or disagree with these statements and explain why using information from what you read. Answer in full sentences

stars shine bright
yes	because stars a light for people.

VOCABULARY - describe in your own words what these words mean:

1. pulsing= Pulsing means you're on a nice and quiet place
2. gazing= Gazing is when something is going so fast.
3. infinite= Infinite is when something never stop.
4. depth= Depth are when you see infinite.
5. galaxy= Galaxy is when you have no air and you can flot.
6. polished= Polished means when you see something sloppy
7. steering= Steering means when you're on a boat and your steering the wheel.

1. We look up at the sky, but the poem says: ‘gazing down into the infinite depths of the night sky’ what do you think it means by that? You look at the sea and it looks like the star are below you.

2. Where is the author when they wrote this poem? The author was on a boat looking up the sky.

3. The last stanza says: ‘Life is a space journey - anyone steering?’ What is this a metaphor for? He ended up no where and he didn’t need to steer because there was no land around him.

4. This poem uses rhyme at the end of each stanza, what other language features does it have? See Language Features

5. Using the same language features (rhyme, layout, metaphors, and the others you’ve identified) write your own poem about time, from looking out a window…
6. 1 time i was looking out the window
7. Trying to find my dog named bingo
8. He had black ears and white eyes
9. When i saw him i got surprised
10. I look out the widow with nothing to see.