Poetry 1

Read Baseball Poems. Also read the information on the left side of the page.

What was the most widely played sport in the United States before television, computers, and video games were invented?

• Soccer

• Football

• Baseball

• Basketball

What is rhyme in poetry?

• When words end with the same sound

• When words have opposite meanings

• When words start with the same sound

• When words have similar meanings

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How many lines rhyme with other lines in the first baseball poem?

• two

• four

• six

• eight

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Why is the player disappointed in the first baseball poem?

• They got a high score but still lost

• Baseball gives them the blues

• The other team scored 94

• The ball game is over

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Look at the second baseball poem, HOMER.

Give a four-word phrase that is a simile.

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A HOMER is a warm word; it makes the writer happy.

Homer probably means:

• The name of the child who is playing

• The name of the bat

• A home run, or perfect score, in baseball

• Going home after the game, which feels perfect

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Read Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, including the information on the left.

What is a stanza in poetry?

• A type of musical instrument

• A group of lines, or paragraph, in a poem. It means the same as a verse

• It's to do with the rhyme of the poem

• It's about the rhythm of the poem

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Which word does not rhyme in the first stanza?

• know

• though

• here

• snow

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Why did the boy stop in the woods?

• He made a mistake

• To hide

• To enjoy the woods

• He had promises to keep

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Look at A Bat is Born. Also read the information on the left side.

What is imagery in poetry?

• The use of rhyming words in a poem

• The use of dialogue between characters

• The use of vivid descriptions to help readers form an image in their minds

• The use of short sentences to convey a message

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