Poetry Review

What is the author of a poem called?

• playwright

• poet

• director

• narrator

What is the rhyme scheme of the Poem I Love You?

I love you, I love you,

I love you, I do.

But don't get excited,

I love monkeys too!

• A, B, A, B

• A, A, B, A

• A, B, C, B

• A, A, B, B

How many lines does the poem Forgetful by Bruce Lansky have?

My sister woke up in the morning.

She had to go potty real bad.

I must have forgotten to put the seat down.

She fell in the toilet--how sad.

She yelled and she screamed and she hollered.

There's no doubt that she's very upset.

Whenever my sister is nasty to me,

It seems that I always forget.

--Bruce Lansky

• 8

• 9

• 11

• 2

What is the theme of the following poem?

I Should Have Studied

I didn't study for the test

and now I'm feeling blue.

I copied off your paper

and I flunked it just like you.

by Bruce Lansky

• Stand up for what you believe in.

• Family is important.

• Growth can come from failure.

• Be careful what you wish for.

What are TWO words that RHYME in this poem?

I Should Have Studied

I didn't study for the test

and now I'm feeling blue.

I copied off your paper

and I flunked it just like you.

by Bruce Lansky

• test, blue

• test, paper

• now, you

• blue, you

What is the mood of the following poem by Douglas Florian?

WHY MY HOMEWORK IS MISSING

Deep inside my wooden desk

Lurks a monster most grotesque.

It ate my pencil and my pen,

My composition book, and THEN

It started rattling

clattering

hissing.

And THAT is why

My homework is missing.

• funny

• grateful

• sad

• peaceful

What is it called when a poet repeats words, phrases, or whole lines in a poem? (choose 2 answers)

• meter

• repetition

• refrain

• verse

What word goes in the blank?

The poem I read yesterday was dividied into three __________. Each one had 8 lines.

• rhymes

• poets

• repetitions

• stanzas

Does mow rhyme with now?

• YES

• NO

What is another name for a line?

• rhythm

• stanza

• poet

• verse