The Art of Poetry Quiz

Which of the following poems uses rhyme to express the ideas found in it?

• Necessary Gardens

• Eating Alphabet Soup

• Balloon

• Better Fun

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What is Elaine in "The Big-Word Girl" doing during the first part of the movie?

• reading a dictionary

• enjoying the show

• shaking in fear

• writing poetry

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CCSS.RL.3.1

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How are the poets of "Balloon" and "The Arrow and the Song" alike?

• They both notice the beautiful sky and how looking at it improves their mood.

• They both feel the need to get rid of things that are no longer important to them.

• They both talk about letting something go but receiving something good as a result.

• They both think that childhood is a better time of life than when one is fully grown.

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CCSS.RL.3.1

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In the poem "Better Fun", the poet says that the water drenched them. What does drenched mean?

• scared

• soaked

• calmed

• warmed

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CCSS.RL.3.1

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How does the poet build the poem "Quiet Water"?

• He explains how a waterfall is formed.

• He explains how the water is like other things in nature.

• He talks about his own experience on and off the water.

• He talks about the water when it is both calm and moving.

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CCSS.RL.3.1

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