Poetry vocabulary

What is the difference between poetry and prose?

• poetry is read silently, prose is read aloud

• poetry is more concerned with the sound and rhythm of words

• prose is longer than poetry

• prose contains all facts; poetry deals only with feelings

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• the sky was a brilliant blue

• the sky could not have been bluer

• a lone cloud floated across the blue sky

• the sky was a sea of blue

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is this poem's rhyme scheme?

If we shadows have offended,

Think but this, and all is mended-

That you have but slumbered here

While these visions did appear.

• ABAB

• ABBA

• AABB

• ABCD

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CCSS.RL.7.4

Why are poems sometimes difficult to understand on the first reading?

• Poets tend to pack many points into each poem.

• Poets often experiment with language and meaning.

• You have to figure out the rhythm and meter before you can understand a poem.

• Poets often invent new words, which is confusing.

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What is one reason poets use metaphors in their work?

• to create interesting rhymes

• to inform readers of what everyday objects look like

• to show off their writing skills

• to encourage readers to think of everyday concepts in new ways

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Reading a poem aloud is most likely to help you:

• understand the metaphors

• hear its rhythm and rhyme

• figure out the main themes and the meaning

• identify with the narrator

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is true about poetry?

• Poetry is always written in strict form.

• Poets choose words for their meaning and sound.

• Unlike prose, poetry is written in straightforward language.

• Poets never read their poems aloud.

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Which of the following is NOT a type of poem?

• Haiku

• Sonnet

• Limerick

• News Article

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

True or False: Poems must follow grammatical rules.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

Alliteration, rhyme and onomatopoeia are all examples of

• prose

• sound devices

• image devices

• meters

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4