High School Poetry

In January the year just begins.

In February there’s a Valentine for everyone.

In March the winds can blow and blow.

In April spring comes and there’s no more snow.

In May the air is fresh and clean.

In June the grass is long and green.

In July the sun is high in the sky.

In August hot winds go blowing by.

In September we children go to school.

In October Halloween fun is the rule.

In November we have a day of Thanksgiving.

In December there’s holiday fun in giving.

After reading the poem, answer these questions.

*What season is mentioned?

• spring

• autumn

• Summer

• Winter

Groups of lines are called ______________.

• Sentences

• Stanzas

• Tony Danzas

• Line groupings

What is the narrator of a poem called?

• Author

• Speaker

• Narrator

• Main character

True or False: All poems must rhyme.

• True

• False

Define "rhyme."

• Comparing two things using "like" or "as."

• The repetition of a letter.

• The repetition of an ending sound.

What device is a comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as" ?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Hyberbole

What device is a comparison of two unlike things which says one thing IS another?

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Simile

What structure is poetry written in?

• Sentences & paragraphs

• Sentences & stanzas

• Lines & paragraphs

• Lines & stanzas

Poems are arranged in lines. Lines can be ___________.

• single word

• sentence

• part of sentence

• All of the above

My father is a bear in the morning.

• simile

• metaphor