Poetry—Selection Vocabulary

Read the dictionary entry below. • Verb: moving up and down • Verb: swinging or swaying about loosely Which of the following words is defined in the entry above?

• lifting

• flapping

• grasping

• floating

Which of the following animals has feathers?

• bird

• dolphin

• fox

• snail

Which word means “put into words”?

• laugh

• practice

• express

• play

The word behave means

• to attend school.

• to be a leader.

• to grow up.

• to act well.

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.

Which word rhymes with flea?

• fly

• leaf

• me

• meat

Word choice means

• using words that rhyme.

• using colorful, exact words.

• using words with repeating beats.

• using words with the same sounds.