Poetry

Words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions to which they refer.

• rhyme
• onomatopoeia
• metaphor
• simile

The main idea of a poem. What the author wants you to learn

• free verse
• cinquain
• theme
• metaphor

To describe by comparing two things using “like” or “as”.

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• alliteration

To give human qualities to animals or nonhuman objects.

• metaphor
• personification
• simile
• onomatopoeia

The repetition of beginning sounds.

• repetition
• alliteration
• rhyme
• meter

The rain danced on the roof is an example of...

• metaphor
• simile
• personification
• alliteration

My grandmother was as beautiful as a Texas sunrise is an example of...

• metaphor
• rhyme
• simile
• onomatopoeia

My sloppy sister snoozes is an example of...

• cleverness
• alliteration
• a rude comment
• personification

All poems must rhyme.

• True
• False

The writer of a poem is called...

• poet
• illustrator
• author
• smart person