Poetry Reading Response Questions

Which is NOT an example of alliteration in "The Inventor Thinks Up Helicopters"?

• Twisting and veering

• whirling, winding

• cricket crossing

Name one simile you found in "The Inventor Thinks Up Helicopters" and what two things are being compared.

Which of the following are rhyming words?

• bug, rug

• dot, not

• whirling, winding

• steering, veering

• jounce, bounce

In "The Inventor Thinks Up Helicopters," what do you think inspired the inventor to think of a helicopter?

What kind of poem is "Ornithopter?" How do you know? (Hint: it is either a free verse or a limerick)

The Greek root "ornith-" means "bird." How is the Ornithopter like a bird?

Name the simile you can find in "Ornithopter" and its' meaning. What two things are being compared?

How do you think the author of the poem "Ornithopter" feels about the invention?

• He thinks it is genius!

• He is amazed by it and wants to fly in one

• He thinks it is a silly, unusual invention

• He hates it

Who's point of view is the "Montgolfier Brothers' Hot Air Balloon" told from?

• A bystander watching them fly

• The Montgolfier brothers themselves

• Benjamin Franklin

• The author of the poem

Describe how the Montgolfier Brothers got the hot air balloon to fly.