Homework! Oh Homework! by Jack Prelutsky

This poem contains many examples of _________

• similie

• personification

• hyberbole

• metaphor

A hyberbole is ___________.

• a comparison of unlike things using "like" or "as"

• an exaggeration

• a human-like quality given to an object

"Homework! Oh Homework!" is written by ___

• Shel Silverstein

• William Shakespeare

• Robert Frost

• Jack Prelutsky

Homework! Oh, homework!

you're last on my list,

I simple can't see

why you even exist,

if you just disappeared

it would tickle me pink.

Homework! Oh, homework!

I hate you! You stink!

Which figurative language does the red line show?

• Idiom

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Alliteration

Homework! Oh, homework!

you're last on my list,

I simple can't see

why you even exist,

if you just disappeared

it would tickle me pink.

Homework! Oh, homework!

I hate you! You stink!

Using context clues, what does the phrase "tickle me pink" mean?

• embarrass me

• make me very happy

• make me angry

• make me cry

In which point of view is the poem written?

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

What is the main purpose of this poem?

• to inform

• to persuade

• to entertain

What is the main idea of "Homework! Oh Homework!"?

• A student loves homework and wants to do some every day.

• A student despises homework and would rather face other challenges instead of completing assignments.

• A student has a pet dog who ate his homework and now the dog is sick.

• A teacher loves given homework to torture her students.