Wonders Poetry

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• Ann sings like a bird

• Dan runs like the wind

• Her eyes were fireflies

• His arms beat like wings

Which word BEST completes this sentence?

The poet's ____ is to enjoy nature.

• alliteration

• beat

• message

• metaphor

A form of writing that expresses imagination or feelings is

• a poem.

• a rhyme.

• rhythm.

• narrative nonfiction.

Repeating beats in a poem is called

• rhythm.

• rhyme.

• narrative.

• word choice.

In the poem “The Little Turtle,” where does the turtle live?

• in a box

• on rocks

• in a puddle

• an old hotel in the west

Reread the second stanza of “The Little Turtle.” Which words are repeated in each line?

• at a mosquito

• he snapped at

• and he

• at me

What rhymes with tree?

• she

• bug

• stop

• fat

What words rhyme with hug?

• sat and dog

• mug and dug

• key and bee

• sad and glad

What rhymes with frog?

• fit

• mom

• dog

• cat

Which of the following lines from a poem is an example of personification?

• A) The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

• B) The river was as smooth as glass.

• C) The wind whispered through the trees.

• D) The sun was a golden ball in the sky.