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Poetry: A Bird Came Down the Walk

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What structure is poetry written in?

a)

a)Sentence and paragraphs

b)

b)Sentences and stanzas

c)

c)Lines and paragraphs

d)

d)Lines and stanzas

2.

What is the writer of a poem called?

a)

a)poet

b)

b)Main Character

c)

c)Speaker

d)

d)Mistress of Ceremonies

3.

True or False: All poems must rhyme.

a)

a)True

b)

b)False

4.

Define "rhyme."

a)

a)Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as."

b)

b)The repetition of a letter

c)

c)The repetition of an ending sound.

5.

What is a group of lines in a poem (set up like the "paragraphs" of poetry) called?

a)

a)Stanzas

b)

b)End Rhyme

c)

c)Hyperbole

d)

d)Rhythm

6.

Descriptive writing that appeals to any of our five senses

a)

a)repetition

b)

b)simile

c)

c)metaphor

d)

d)imagery

7.

What is the speaker watching thought this poem?

answer choices

a)

a leaf

b)

a beetle

c)

a bird

d)

a worm

8.

The poem uses rhyme in many places. What are the two lines of the poem that rhyme?

answer choices

a)

lines 2 and 4

b)

lines 1 and 3

c)

lines 2 and 3

d)

lines 3 and 4

9.

When in the poem does the bird most likely notice that the speaker is watching him?

answer choices

a)

lines 9-10

b)

lines 17-18

c)

lines 1-2

d)

lines 7-8

10.

He glanced with rapid eyes That hurried all around-They look like frightened Beads, I thought

To whom or what does the word "they" refer to?

answer choices

a)

the speaker and the bird

b)

the bird and his friends

c)

the bird's wings

d)

the bird's eyes

11.

How many stanzas does the poem have?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

6

d)

10

12.

How many lines do each stanza have?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

7

d)

11