Oranges 2 PDF

Oranges Name: _____________________________
by Gary Soto
Post Reading
The first time I walked
-Use line numbers in parentheses to cite evidence
With a girl, I was twelve,
Cold, and weighted down and examples from the poem.
With two oranges in my jacket. Example: The first time I walked (Soto 1).
5 December. Frost cracking -Use a slash / to mark the break between lines
Beneath my steps, my breath Example: The first time I walked / With a girl, I
Before me, then gone, was twelve (Soto 1-2).
As I walked toward
Her house, the one whose
10 Porch light burned yellow
Night and day, in any weather. 1) Purpose of poem:
A dog barked at me, until
She came out pulling
At her gloves, face bright
15 With rouge. I smiled,
Touched her shoulder, and led
Her down the street, across
2) What does the woman behind the counter
A used car lot and a line
Of newly planted trees, understand?
20 Until we were breathing
Before a drugstore. We
Entered, the tiny bell
Bringing a saleslady
Down a narrow aisle of goods.
25 I turned to the candies
Tiered like bleachers,
And asked what she wanted -
Light in her eyes, a smile
Starting at the corners
30 Of her mouth. I fingered
A nickel in my pocket, 3) Identify the similes in the poem:
And when she lifted a chocolate
That cost a dime,
I didnt say anything.
35 I took the nickel from
My pocket, then an orange,
And set them quietly on
The counter. When I looked up,
The ladys eyes met mine, 4) Identify the metaphors in the poem:
40 And held them, knowing
Very well what it was all
About.
Outside,
A few cars hissing past,
Fog hanging like old 5) Identify imagery (sensory details) in the poem:
45 Coats between the trees.
I took my girls hand
In mine for two blocks,
Then released it to let
Her unwrap the chocolate.
51 I peeled my orange
That was so bright against
The gray of December
That, from some distance,
Someone might have thought
55 I was making a fire in my hands.
Oranges Name: _____________________________
by Gary Soto
Post Reading
The first time I walked
-Use line numbers in parentheses to cite evidence
With a girl, I was twelve,
Cold, and weighted down and examples from the poem.
With two oranges in my jacket. Example: The first time I walked (Soto 1).
5 December. Frost cracking -Use a slash / to mark the break between lines
Beneath my steps, my breath Example: The first time I walked / With a girl, I
Before me, then gone, was twelve (Soto 1-2).
As I walked toward
Her house, the one whose
10 Porch light burned yellow
Night and day, in any weather. 1) Purpose of poem:
A dog barked at me, until The purpose of the poem is to express the
She came out pulling feelings of a young teenage boy who is
At her gloves, face bright trying to act grown up and confident as he
15 With rouge. I smiled, takes a girl on a date for the first time.
Touched her shoulder, and led
Her down the street, across
A used car lot and a line
Of newly planted trees, 2) What does the woman behind the counter
20 Until we were breathing understand?
Before a drugstore. We The woman behind the counter understands
Entered, the tiny bell that the boy is trying to impress his girl, so
Bringing a saleslady she does not embarrass him even though he
Down a narrow aisle of goods. does not have enough money to pay for the
25 I turned to the candies
chocolate. She accepts one of his oranges in
Tiered like bleachers,
And asked what she wanted addition to the nickel as payment for the
Light in her eyes, a smile chocolate, even though she probably doesnt
Starting at the corners usually accept a trade as payment. This
30 Of her mouth. I fingered shows her empathy for his situation.
A nickel in my pocket,
And when she lifted a chocolate 3) Identify the similes in the poem:
That cost a dime,
Tiered like bleachers (Soto 26).
I didnt say anything.
35 I took the nickel from Fog hanging like old / Coats between the trees
My pocket, then an orange, (Soto 44-45).
And set them quietly on
The counter. When I looked up,
The ladys eyes met mine, 4) Identify the metaphors in the poem:
40 And held them, knowing I peeled my orange/ That was so bright [. . .]
Very well what it was all
Someone might have thought/ I was making a fire
About.
in my hands (Soto 52-55).
Outside,
A few cars hissing past, 5) Identify imagery (sensory details) in the poem:
Fog hanging like old Frost cracking / Beneath my steps, my breath /
45 Coats between the trees. Before me, then gone (Soto 5-6).
I took my girls hand Porch light burned yellow / Night and day (Soto
In mine for two blocks,
10-11).
Then released it to let
Her unwrap the chocolate. Face bright / With rouge (Soto 14-15).
51 I peeled my orange Light in her eyes, a smile / Starting at the corners /
That was so bright against Of her mouth (Soto 28-30).
The gray of December A few cars hissing past, / Fog hanging like old /
That, from some distance, Coats between the trees (Soto 43-45).
Someone might have thought I peeled my orange / That was so bright against /
55 I was making a fire in my hands. The gray of December (Soto 51-53).

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