Reading Poetry

What's poetry

• No rhythm and rhyme

• Rhythm and/or rhyme

• A book

• Rhythm only

Before a song is made is it a poem

• True

• False

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

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.

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.

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

What type of poetry tells a story?

• Narrative

• Limerick

• Haiku

• Free verse

Three main categories of poetry are 

• lyric and narrative.

• lyric, narrative, and dramatic.

• informative, expository, and narrative.

• None of the above.

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.