“Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird” Vocabulary

Say and Repeat: barbaric, coach, euphony, indecipherable, rhythms

WORD VISUAL IMAGE DEFINITION USE WORD IN A SENTENCE

barbaric

Adjective. Savagely cruel

The Romans were barbaric fighters.

coach

Noun. A horse-drawn carriage

Cinderella sat in a coach on her way to the ball.

euphony

Noun. A pleasing or sweet sound

I love the euphony of the bird’s song!

indecipherable

Adjective. Not able to read or understand written words

Her handwriting is indecipherable.

rhythms

Noun. Strong, repeated patterns of sound or movement

They tapped their feet to the rhythms of the band’s music.