Poetry

A comparison in which something that is not human is described with human characteristics

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

Words whose sounds make you think of their meaning

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• personification

• rhyme

Poetry that does not include pattern, rhyme, or rhythm

• free verse

• alliteration

• mood

• metaphor

The repetition of the beginning consonant sounds

• alliteration

• rhyme

• personification

• mood

The name of funny or silly poems is...

• free verse poems

• lyrical poems

• narrative poems

• humorous poems

The writer of a poem is called...

• poet

• illustrator

• author

• smart person

What is alliteration?

• The repetition of letters in a line of poetry

• the repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetry

• the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry

• the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry

Identify the Rhyming Pattern:
Every afternoon the cat
Play with his toy mouse
He put it on his mat
Inside his lovely house.

• AABB

• ABAB

How many beats are in each line of this poem:
The sun came out today 
And sent its warming ray.

• 5

• 6

• 10

• 8

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