Meaning & use
Woodsong
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Meaning
proper nounproper
A 1990 memoir by American writer Gary Paulsen about his life with sled dogs and his training for a long dogsled race.
Grammar: A book title, so it is capitalized and used without 'the': 'Woodsong is a memoir.'
Patterns
- read Woodsong
- Woodsong by Gary Paulsen
Woodsong tells how Gary Paulsen learned to work with a team of sled dogs in the Minnesota winter.
In Woodsong, Paulsen describes the long nights and dangerous ice he faced while training for a famous Alaskan race.
Our teacher asked us to compare Woodsong with another book about animals and nature.
Common combinations
- Woodsong by Gary Paulsen
- Woodsong by Gary Paulsen is often read in middle school English classes.
- read Woodsong
- I read Woodsong in two days because the dog stories were so vivid.
- a memoir called Woodsong
- She borrowed a memoir called Woodsong from the library.
Commonly confused: Woodsong or wood song?
Woodsong vs wood song
Written as two words, 'wood song' would mean a song of the woods, not the title of Paulsen's memoir.
Practice
Which sentence uses the title correctly?
Choose one answer.
A book title is a proper noun and normally takes no article or plural: 'I read Woodsong last year.' 'The Woodsong' and 'a Woodsong' wrongly treat the title like a common noun.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “Woodsong”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.