3rd Grade Types of Poems

In what country did haiku originate?

• USA

• China

• Japan

• India

What is a common theme in haiku?

• Nature
• War
• Heartbreak
• Friendship

What is the structure of syllables in the lines of a haiku?

• 3 - 5 - 3
• 5 - 7 - 5
• 9 - 7 - 9
• 1 - 3 - 1

Which of these was NOT an example of possible subjects for a haiku?

• rain

• housecoat

• winter

• frog

1.“There was an old man from Peru
2.Who dreamt he was eating his shoe.
3.He awoke in a fright
4.In the middle of the night
5.And found it was perfectly true.”

• couplet
• haiku
• limerick
• cinquain

All poems must rhyme.

• True
• False

What is a limerick?

• 14 line poems that are broken into 4 or 2 stanzas
• Seventeen syllables in 3 lines
• Poems that are conveyed through their graphic shape
• A funny poem that is 5 lines long

What rhyme scheme does a limerick poem have?

• ABBAA
• AABBA
• ACAABA
• ABBBAB

This is a traditional Japanese 3 line poem with a pattern of syllables counting 5, 7, 5. It often has to do with nature.

• Cinquain

• Onomatopeia

• Haiku

• Alliteration

What's an example of rhyme?

• Cat, scratch

• spicy, salt

• crunch, munch

• rice crispy