WorksheetsPoetry-4th Grade
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
A stanza is two or more lines of poetry that together form a unit of the poem.
For example, the poem above has 3 stanzas (they almost look like paragraphs)
I GOT IT!
I still don't understand
How many stanzas does the poem "Snow Day" have?
1
2
3
12
How many stanzas does the poem "The Schoolhouse" have?
3
5
6
7
Look at the stanza from the poem "The Climb"
Today, at school,
I drop my milk at lunch,
take a pop quiz,
and argue with my friends.
Does this poem have rhyme scheme (do any of the lines rhyme)?
No rhyme scheme
Yes, lines 1 & 3
Yes, lines 2 & 4
Yes, lines 1 & 4
Repetition is the use of repeated words or phrases in a poem.
For example: "The rock is very, very far away"
Okay, GOT IT!
I still don't understand
Read the poem above called "Falling Up."
Is there repetition? If so, what?
Yes, Shoelace
Yes, Tripped
Yes, Up
No repetition
Read the poem "Car Sick" above.
Is there repetition? If so, what?
No repetition
Yes, still
Yes, I'm car sick
Yes, can
Read the following stanza from the poem "Winner."
What I remember most
is my dad behind the rusted screen
back of home plate
"You can hit this guy!"
his voice not letting up
through four fast balls
(two misses swinging late,
two fouls on checked swings)
Is there any repetition? If so what?
Yes, two
No repetition
Yes, remember
Yes, dad
Read the following stanza from the poem "Genius."
Urgently, I shake her
til she switches on the light.
Is there any repetition? If so, what?
Yes, light
Yes, shake
No repetition
Choose the following line of poetry that contains repetition.
I loved my friend
Witch, witch where do you fly?
Let's throw sticks in the creek all day
I do not like them in a box
Choose the line of poetry that contains repetition.
The cool white keys stretched for miles
Today is my birthday
She sat with me every night that week
My hands find another and another
Choose the stanza below that contains repetition.
One sister for sale!
One sister for sale!
One crying and spying young sister for sale!
I'm really not kidding.
So who'll start the bidding?
Bouncin' upon the trampoline
So high above the ground.
Just as I was goin' up
I saw her--comin' down.
Sunday dinner isn't sunny
Easter feasts are just bad luck
When you see it from the viewpoint
Of a chicken or a duck.
The baby bat
Screamed out in fright,
"Turn on the dark,
I'm afraid of the light."
