1a. What are the blackberries like in late September?
2a. How does the speaker describe "certain peculiar words"? What does the speaker do with those words?
3a. Identify the author's descriptive words and phrases in the poem. Use the graphic organizer below to separate the words that describe the berries from those that describe "certain peculiar words" and the "language of blackberry eating."
4a. Critique this poem's use of imagery. Explain whether the writer's descriptions capture the essence of "blackberry-eating in late September."
1b. How would the fruit be different earlier in the year? What makes this time of year special for eating blackberries?
2b. How do these words apply to the blackberries?
3b. Examine your graphic organizer. Explain how the descriptions of blackberries could apply to "certain peculiar words" and the "language of blackberry eating," and how the descriptions of those words could apply to blackberries.
4b. How would you use this description to communicate in writing about a favorite food? Write a poem using descriptive language and imagery to show why, and how you enjoy a favorite food.
Onomatopoeia. Which words and/or phrases in the poem are examples of onomatopoeia? Which word is both an example of onomatopoeia and a blend, or portmanteau?
Alliteration. Where in the poem did you find alliteration? What consonants are repeated in those words?
