Types of Poems

Poetry Unit Review

CCA 6th Grade

Types of Poetry

limerick, haiku, free verse, narrative, lyric

Limerick Poems

• 5 lines

• AABBA external rhyme scheme

• usually funny

Multiple Select

Check all that apply to a limerick poem.

• Rhyme scheme of AABBA

• 5 lines

• Usually very sad and depressing

Haiku

• 3 lines

• 5-7-5 syllable pattern

• looks at something ordinary very closely--usually about nature

• does not rhyme

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Multiple Select

Check all that apply to haiku poems

• does not rhyme

• three lines

• 5-7-5 syllable pattern

Free Verse

• No rules

• Does not have to rhyme

• Does not have to have a specific number of lines or stanzas

Multiple Choice

True or False? A free verse poem has to rhyme.

• True

• False

Narrative Poetry

• Poems that tell a STORY

• Contains characters, setting, plot, and conflict

• Has a theme

• Does not have to rhyme but many do

Multiple Choice

In the "Walrus and the Carpenter", why did the oldest oyster not go with the walrus and the carpenter?

• He was too fat and lazy.

• He didn't have any shoes to wear.

• He knew the walrus and the carpenter wanted to eat them.

Lyric Poetry

• poet or speaker expresses very personal thoughts and feelings

• rhyme scheme and rhythm give it a song-like sound

• does not have to rhyme but many do

Multiple Choice

True or False?

Lyric poetry contains the poet's or speaker's personal thoughts and feelings.

• True

• False

Terms to Know

juxtaposition, alliteration, repetition, external rhyme scheme, hyperbole,

Juxtaposition

• the placement of two or more things side by side in order to bring out their differences

• encourages the reader to compare and contrast

Alliteration

• sound device

• repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words

Multiple Choice

Which line contains an example of alliteration?

• A picture is a poem without words.

• The boy and girl ran fast.

• The sun was bright.

Repetition

• sound device

• poets repeat words, phrases, or lines in a poem

• emphasizes ideas and themes

External Rhyme Scheme

• the pattern of rhyming words at the end of lines

Multiple Choice

What is the external rhyme scheme of this poem?

Twinkle, twinkle little star

How I wonder what you are

Up above the world so high

Like a diamond in the sky

Twinkle, Twinkle, little star

How I wonder what you are

• ABCDEF

• AABBCC

• AABBAA

Hyperbole

• figurative language

• an extreme exaggeration to emphasize something

Multiple Choice

Which line is an hyperbole?

• It is supposed to rain hard tonight.

• I am very tired.

• I have not seen my friends in forever.

Multiple Select

Check all the sound devices that are part of this poem.

Twinkle, Twinkle, little star

How I wonder what you are

Up above the world so high

Like a diamond in the sky

Twinkle, Twinkle, little star

How I wonder what you are

• rhyme

• repetition

• alliteration

Time to complete your quiz :)