Poems

Which word means almost the same as creative?

• strong

• talented

• understood

• worried

What does the word brittle mean?

• simple to try or do

• difficult to open or close

• horrible to taste or smell

• easily broken or destroyed

Which of the following words in NOT a descriptive word?

• beautiful

• high

• pretty

• rock

What word means the opposite of outstretched?

• closed

• empty

• filled

• open

Which pair of words rhyme?

• trail, try

• none, day

• chart, heart

• mail, charm

Which of the following lines contain a simile?

• I fell and hurt my arm.

• She walked to the door.

• He moved as slowly as a snail.

• We went to the store with Billy.

Which of the following is part of a meter in poetry?

• length

• rhyme

• syllables

• words

Which of the following contain a metaphor?

• The mountain was very tall.

• The party was a swirling tornado.

• He walked along the path to school.

• She never wanted anything more in her life.

Reread the poem, "The Bat". The poet compares a bat to what during the day?

• collapsed tents

• fall leaves

• clear air

• birds

What is the theme of the poems in the big book?

• how animals change

• animals and their bad habits

• animals and their characteristics

• similarities between animals and people