What Is Poetry?

What is true about poetry?

• Poetry is always written in strict form.

• Poets choose words for their meaning and sound.

• Unlike prose, poetry is written in straightforward language.

• Poets never read their poems aloud.

Poetry is really not about being right or wrong.

• True

• False

True or False: Poems must follow grammatical rules.

• True

• False

Which of the following does not use figurative language?

• "The fog comes on little cat feet."

• "Fog appeared in the harbor and city."

• "The frog sat like a bump on a log in the fog."

• "Fog fell over the lake like a ghostly waterfall."

Rhyming is when some words { }.

• sound alike

• sound exactly the same

• are spelled the same way

• have the same definition

Which poetic device is used in the following line? Paulina put the pretty pink petunias into pots.

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

What are the purposes of similes and metaphors?

• To draw a connection between two unrelated things.

• To compare the sounds in different words.

• To repeat the first few letters of words.

• To personify inhuman things in writing.

Why do some poets use similes and metaphors?

• To help their audience understand an idea.

• To draw a connection between two unrelated things.

• To express their ideas and feelings in vivid ways.

• All of the above.

True or False: Song lyrics are considered poetry.

• True

• False

Poems can be hard to understand. That is why we must read them at least 2 times.

• True! We need to understand what it is trying to tell us!

• False.

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