Poetry Review

Multiple Choice

The rope SNAPPED in half, and the panic in the child's face was evident.

• personification
• metaphor
• simile
• onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

An onomatopoeia is also known as what?

• An action word
• A descriptive word
• A sound word
• A statement

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.
Mrs. Davis was sitting by her pond listening to the frogs croak.  

• croak
• Mrs. Davis
• frogs
• pond

Open Ended

The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its ignition.

What is ANOTHER way you could personify a car?

Multiple Choice

Select the two words from the poem that rhyme.

• dreams and bird

• die and fly

• dreams and go

• field and snow

Multiple Choice

What lines in this poem rhyme?

• a. lines 5 and 6

• b. lines 6 and 7

• c. lines 6 and 8

• d. lines 7 and 8

Multiple Choice

What is the structure of a limerick poem?

• Five lines with a specific rhythm

• Four lines with a specific rhythm

• Three lines with a specific rhythm

• Two lines with a specific rhythm

Multiple Choice

What is the Rhyme Scheme for a Limerick?

• AAABB

• ABBAA

• ABABA

• AABBA

Multiple Choice

There once was a man named Greg,
Who tried to break open an egg.
He kicked it around,
It fell to the ground,
____________________________.

• And no one made a sound.
• And found that he'd broken a leg.

Multiple Choice

What are the steps to writing a free verse poem?

• Pick a topic to write about

• Use a specific rhyme scheme

• Write in complete sentences

• Focus on a single idea

Multiple Choice

What are the three lines and syllable counts in a haiku poem?

• Line 1 - 5 syllables, Line 2 - 7 syllables, Line 3 - 5 syllables

• Line 1 - 6 syllables, Line 2 - 8 syllables, Line 3 - 6 syllables

• Line 1 - 4 syllables, Line 2 - 6 syllables, Line 3 - 4 syllables

• Line 1 - 5 syllables, Line 2 - 5 syllables, Line 3 - 7 syllables

Multiple Choice

Which line is missing a syllable?

Butterflies hatch

Bees drink the juice from flowers

Bees fly everywhere

• Line 1

• Line 2

• Line 3

• Lines 1 and 3