A prickly emotion is a feeling that makes you mad, sad, or scared. Write a prickly emotion in the first blank of the poem. Use these questions to help you write about your prickly emotion: • How does it feel? • When do you feel this way? • Does it get you in trouble? How? • How is it uncomfortable? • What do you do when you feel this way? • Does it ever help you? Example: My anger is as fierce as a cornered cobra snake. I feel angry when my big sister teases me. Sometimes I scream and shout.