Poems and Prose

All but _________ is an element of a poem.

• Line Break

• Stanza

• Cast of Characters

• Rhythm

_________ is one line of a poem. It always begins with a capital letter.

• Verse

• Stanza

• Line Break

• Meter

________ are verses grouped together. It is the “paragraph” of poetry.

• Lines

• Line Break

• Paragraphs

• Stanza

Cool, drool, school, pool, and tool all __________.

• Are poems

• Rhyme

• Are verbs

• Are poems

_________ are where the line of text ends and the complete thought ends.

• Linebreak

• Stanza

• Line

• Rhyme

Hannah was doing her homework for class. She said "I hope I get a good grade on this!", as she finished writing her last sentence.

This example is called __________.

• Poem

• Prose

• A stanza

• Meter

All but these are examples of Prose:

• AR Book

• A Textbook

• A Magazine

• Poems

What is an easy way to determine "Meter"?

• Sound out the words

• Clap it out

• See if they rhyme

• Use a ruler

_______ is the beat of a poem.

• Beat

• Rhythm

• Rhyme

• Meter

Is this a poem or prose?

"Recess! Oh, Recess!

We love you! You rule!

You keep us away

From the teachers in school.

Your swings are refreshing.

Your slides are the best.

You give us a break

From a really hard test."

• Poem

• Prose