Slide 2:
Bubbles Line Breaker How did the author decide about line breaks?
Look at the end word for each line. What do you notice? Bubbles
Floating holes
Reflecting spheres
Little rainbow heads
Glued together like magnets
Liquid crystal balls
Silent popcorn
Bubbles
Slide 3:
Bubbles Line Breaker Look at the word that begins each line. What do you notice now? Bubbles
Floating holes
Reflecting spheres
Little rainbow heads
Glued together like magnets
Liquid crystal balls
Silent popcorn
Bubbles
Slide 4:
Bubbles Line Breaker Why does the poem have no punctuation? Bubbles
Floating holes
Reflecting spheres
Little rainbow heads
Glued together like magnets
Liquid crystal balls
Silent popcorn
Bubbles
Slide 5:
Bubbles Line Breaker How does changing the line breaks change the poem? Bubbles
Floating holes reflecting
Spheres, little rainbow heads
Glued together like
Magnets, liquid crystal balls
Silent popcorn, bubbles
Slide 6:
Bubbles Line Breaker Notice the poem’s shape—round like a bubble. Do you think the author did this on purpose? Bubbles
Floating holes
Reflecting spheres
Little rainbow heads
Glued together like magnets
Liquid crystal balls
Silent popcorn
Bubbles
Slide 7:
Bubbles Line Breaker What can you say about how the poet used line breaks? How do the line breaks affect the way it sounds, the way it looks, and what it means?