Poetry

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

• never uses repitition

• 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

Extremely means

• half

• less

• once

• very

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 test.

Which word means the opposite of weird?

• new

• strange

• tiny

• usual

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