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__Flag__ One star is for Alaska One star is for Nebraska One star is North Dakota One star is Minnesota There are lots of other stars but i forget ones they are. Poem by:Shel Silverstein

It means for how many stars is on a flag.
 * What is your interpretation of the poem?

Can you identify any figurative language? A simile is a sentence that has like or as in it. A metophor is somthing that compares two things. Personification is a trate that gives human quilities to animal or nature. Alliteration is a sentence that starts with the same letter.(Only a couple dont start with the same letter). Idiom is an exaggeration. Hyperbole is a huge exaggeration. My poem is a limerick. Its a limrick because it is a funny poem. The mood of the poem is a funny feeling. I chose this poem because it rhymes and its kinda funny. It wont let me get a picture :( The author is Shel Silverstein. He writes poems.A lot. He was born on September 25,1932 (chicago) He died on May 10,1999 (aged 66) :( Around 12-14 he was a basket ball player. Thats a little information on Shel Silverstein.
 * simile
 * metaphor
 * personification
 * alliteration
 * idiom
 * hyperbole
 * Does your poem fit a certain category? Tell me how it fits the category.
 * haiku
 * tanka
 * limerick
 * color poem
 * concrete poem
 * free verse
 * What is the mood of the poem?
 * Why did you choose this poem?
 * Import a picture to symbolize a meaning in the poem. Tell me why you chose that picture.
 * Who is the author? Write a few sentences about the author.