"Peanut-Butter Sandwich" by Shel Silverstein

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

• ABABCDCD...

• AABBCCDD...

• ABCBDEFE...

• AAABCCCD...

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

• to explain

• to entertain

• to persuade

• to inform

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

• first person

• second person

• third person

Figurative Language: Which of the following words from the poem is NOT an example of onomatopoeia?

• screech

• squeak

• creak

• faint

Important Details: How did the king's jaws finally get "unstuck?"

• All the people in the kingdom pulled.

• The carpenter opened them with pliers.

• The dentist and the doctor worked together.

• The fireman opened them with fire.

Making inferences: In the 2nd stanza, we learn that all of the king's possessions "were brown and sticky from the mounds and drippings from each peanut-butter sandwich." From these lines, what can we infer about the king?

• He is very rich.

• He is a messy eater.

• He has lots of things.

Vocabulary: Which word tells us that the king did not like cake?

• sovereign

• courtly

• scorned

• kingly

Important Details: What is the only thing kids were allowed to learn in school?

• How to eat a peanut-butter sandwich.

• How to make peanut butter.

• How to make a peanut-butter sandwich.

• How to unstick the king's mouth.