Wonders Unit 4 Week 5 - Vocab/Comprehension

The KEY element of a narrative poem is that it

• rhymes.

• tells a story.

• uses alliteration.

• features characters.

Which word means almost the SAME as courageous?

• able

• brave

• smart

• tense

A free verse poem

• may or may not rhyme.

• always tells a funny story.

• uses a set meter and verse.

• features imaginary characters.

What does the word adventurous mean?

• unable to find

• having no information

• wanting to move ahead

• willing to do something scary

Which pair of words rhyme?

• trail, try

• none, day

• chart, heart

• mail, charm

Which word means the OPPOSITE of weird?

• new

• strange

• tiny

• usual

Which of the following sentences uses repetition?

• She moved like the wind.

• He was as clumsy as an ox.

• We walked and walked and walked all the way home.

• Less likely than letters are numbers on a language test.

Extremely means

• half

• less

• once

• very

How are the two poems ALIKE?

• They both describe animals.

• They both describe brave people.

• They both describe brave animals.

• They both compare people to animals.

Read the following lines from “The Winningest Woman of the Iditarod Dog Sled Race.”

The weather? Forty-two below

Could freeze the whiskers in a beard!

The huskies up front disappeared

And though it sounds a little weird—

What element of poetry does the poet use in these lines?

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• repetition

• rhyme