Poetry

What word means light in color?

• bright

• dull

• pale

• tinted

What does the word drops mean?

• tiny grains of sand

• thin blades of grass

• large slivers of wood

• small amounts of liquid

Which of the following items would most likely be found outdoors?

• trees

• pans

• rug

• soap

Which word best completes the sentence: A field trip to the zoo ____ students.

• bores

• confuses

• excites

• disappoints

Repeating words in a poem is called:

• alliteration

• choice

• repetition

• rhythm

Which line is an example of alliteration?

• snow falls to the ground

• the summer sun slowly sets

• let the rain kiss you

• and I love the rain

Which is an example of a simile?

• his smile is as bright as the sun

• the rain sings a lullaby

• the sun smiles on us all

• the rain makes little pools

In a free verse poem,

• the words need to rhyme

• phrases need to be repeated

• the words do not make sense

• the words do not need to rhyme

How are these two poems ALIKE:

• they are the same length

• they both are about songs

• they both are about rain

• they are written by the same poet

What words are repeated in each line of "April Rain Song"?

• the rain

• let the rain

• the rain plays

• the rain makes