Poetry

How many lines in a limerick?

• 5

• 7

• 3

• 10

Which answer is true about a limerick?

• All the lines rhyme

• Limericks are about nature

• The first, second, and fifth lines rhyme

  The third and fourth lines rhyme

• A limerick is a Japanese poem

What type of poem is this:

The hot sun warms me

I am surrounded by heat

cozy, warm, toasty

• Metaphor

• Free Verse

• Limerick

• Haiku

Read the lines from the poem Trees:

A tree that may in summer wear

A nest of robins in her hair

This is an example of what type of figurative language

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which sentence uses figurative language?

• The pig was pink and fat.

• The carton of milk was empty.

• The new teacher was as tall as a giraffe.

• She ran swiftly across the field.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Tired is an example of what type of which type of poem?

I'm tired

I work all day

No time for fun

Because I work

Maybe I should take a break

• Rhyme Verse

• Limerick

• Free Verse

• Haiku

What type of poem has 5 syllables in the first line, 7 in the second line, and 5 in the 3rd line?

• Rhyme Verse

• Limerick

• Free Verse

• Haiku

All poems rhyme. True/False

• False

• True

In a rhyme verse poem, rhyming words are usually at the end of the line. True/False

• False

• True

Stanzas are similar to paragraphs in story or text. True/False

• False

• True