ELA Poetry Questions

What is the theme of this poem?

• Loneliness

• Not being able to hold a hand

• Scared and Sad

• Afraid of the cliff

What is the theme of this poem?

• Trying your best

• Regrets

• Not being good enough

• Best works

Which of the following are descriptive words?

• Rocky

• Beautiful

• Smooth

• Hair

• Rustle

Sentimental Moment or Why Did the Baguette Cross the Road?

Don't fill up on bread

I say absent-mindedly

The servings here are huge

My son, whose hair may be

receding a bit, says

Did you really just

say that to me?

What he doesn't know

is that when we're walking

together, when we get

to the curb

I sometimes start to reach

for his hand

What is the deeper message?

• In the eyes of your parents, you never really "grow up."

• Children need to respect their parents.

• Always believe in yourself even when others do not.

How much stanzas are in this poem?

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 3

What is the theme in this poem?

• Don't be sad when I'm gone

• I will always be there

What do you think about this poem?

What are words that imitate sounds?

• onomatopoeia
• personification
• simile
• synonyms

What is a comparison of unlike things using "like" or "as"?

• personification
• verse
• metaphor
• simile

What is the main idea of the following poem:
The horse stood tall
Above them all.
He towered like a king
Such a beautiful thing.
He trotted with grace
With a perfect pace
The blue ribbon all a glow
He had finally won the show.

• The horse won the show
• The horse is ugly
• The horse was tired
• The horse was up on a hill