"Eighteen Flavors" by Shel Silverstein

Rhyme Scheme: Which of the following patterns describes the rhyme scheme of this poem?

• ABABCDCD...

• AABBCCDD...

• ABCBDEFE...

• AABBAABB...

Author's Purpose: What is the author's primary purpose for writing this poem?

• to explain

• to inform

• to persuade

• to entertain

Point of View: From which point of view is this poem written?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person

Main Idea: What happened to the ice cream cone?

• The narrator ate it.

• It melted.

• It fell to the ground.

• Someone else ate it.

Tone: What word best describes the narrator's tone at the end of the poem?

• Angry

• Happy

• Sad

• Indifferent

Figurative Language: Which phrase is an example of hyperbole?

• "Eighteen luscious, scrumptious flavors"

• "Tallest ice-cream cone in town"

• "Each scoop lovely, smooth, and round"

Figurative Language: The word "sniff" in the poem is an example of which type of figurative language?

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

Author's Purpose: Why did Shel Silverstein write this poem?

• To make readers laugh about an ice cream cone that falls on the ground.

• To make readers feel sorry for the narrator because he lost his ice cream.

• To warn readers not to put too many scoops on your ice cream cone.