Reading Poetry

What's poetry

• No rhythm and rhyme

• Rhythm and/or rhyme

• A book

• Rhythm only

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Before a song is made is it a poem

• True

• False

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What should you do when reading a poem?

• Read the poem once

• Read the poem 2-3 times

• Read the poem 4-5 times

• Read the poem only once

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What should you look for when reading a poem?

• The author's purpose

• The author's name

• The author's favorite color

• The author's age

What is a Haiku?

• A poem with 14 lines

• A poem with a specific rhyme scheme

• A Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five

• A long narrative poem

Answer explanation

A Haiku is a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five. This format distinguishes it from other types of poems.

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Aria, David, and Abigail are exploring the magical world of poetry! Can you help them identify the three main categories of poetry?

• lyric and narrative.

• lyric, narrative, and dramatic.

• informative, expository, and narrative.

• None of the above.

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free verse

• the narrator of the poem; the person who is telling the story

• tells a story; sometimes rhymes and has meter/rhythm

• type of poem that doesn't rhyme or follow a pattern meter.

• the message or lesson the author is trying to get across

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What type of poetry tells a story?

• Narrative

• Limerick

• Haiku

• Free verse

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Three main categories of poetry are 

• lyric and narrative.

• lyric, narrative, and dramatic.

• informative, expository, and narrative.

• None of the above.

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Which of the following is NOT a type of poetry?

• Sonnet

• Limerick

• Haiku

• Allegory

Answer explanation

Allegory is not a type of poetry, it is a literary device used to convey hidden meanings through symbolic figures, actions, or imagery.

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