Wonders Unit 4 Week 5 Poetry Comprehension

How are the two poems ALIKE?

• They both describe animals.

• They both describe brave people.

• They both describe brave animals.

• They both compare people to animals.

Read the following lines from “The Winningest Woman of the Iditarod Dog Sled Race.”

The weather? Forty-two below

Could freeze the whiskers in a beard!

The huskies up front disappeared

And though it sounds a little weird—

What element of poetry does the poet use in these lines?

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• repetition

• rhyme

What type of poem is "The Brave Ones?"

• haiku

• rhyming

• quatrain

• free verse

Reread "The Brave Ones."

Which of the following phrases repeats?

• we come in a hurry

• to smother the smoke

• we don’t have much time

• with our ladders and hoses

Why does the poet use repetition in "The Winningest Woman of the Iditarod Dog Sled Race?"

• to describe the weather

• to emphasize the great challenge

• to describe the speed of the dogs

• to emphasize the length of the race

What is a theme?

• tells the main message or lesson in a story or poem.

• it identifies the characters in the story or poem

• it compares two things without using the words like or as

• it compares two things with the words like or as