Poetry—Comprehension

How are these poems the SAME?

• They both describe turtles.

• They both describe people.

• They both describe living things.

• They both compare animals to cars.

In the poem “Beetles,” what does the poet say beetles are like?

• polish

• an old car

• tiny things

• a freshly painted car

Reread “Beetles.” Which words rhyme?

• shiny and car

• polish and car

• shiny and tiny

• freshly and tiny

In the poem 'The Little Turtle,' where does the turtle live?

• in a box

• on rocks

• in a puddle

• an old hotel in the West

Reread the second stanza of 'The Little Turtle.' Which words are repeated in each line?

• he snapped at

• at a mosquito

• and he

• at me