Comparing Prose and Poetry

What is poetry?

• A song without music.

• A special type of writing that expresses thoughts and feelings.

• A special type of writing that tells a story.

An example of a prose would be ...

• A novel

• A short Story

• A newspaper article

• All of the above

What is is called with words or phrases are repeated?

• Allusion

• Rhyme

• Repetition

• Onomatopoeia

What is the name of the person telling a story?

• Narrator

• Minor Character

• Author

• Scribe

Using the following Poem: How many stanzas are in this poem?

The Little Turtle

There was a little turtle.

He lived in a box.

He swam in a puddle.

He climbed on the rocks.

He snapped at a mosquito.

He snapped at a flea.

He snapped at a minnow,

And he snapped at me.

He caught the mosquito.

He caught the flea.

He caught the minnow,

But he didn't catch me.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Poems are written in ....

• complete sentences.

• lines.

• questions.

• stanzas.

In the following section of a prose, who is the main character ...

Dylan and Sofie were enjoying the sounds of nature while roasting their marshmallows. Dylan liked his marshmallow completely roasted. He held his marshmallow over the fire too long. It caught on fire and he had to put it in a bucket of water. Sofie sat back and laughed as Dylan was panicking.

• Sofie

• the marshmallow

• Dylan

• His marshmallow caught on fire

Allusions can be used in both Prose and Poetry?

• True

• False

Characters, setting and plot are only found in prose.

• True

• False

What is the rhyming pattern of the following poem?

The lights from the parlor and kitchen shone out

Through the blinds and the windows and bars;

And high over head and all moving about,

There were thousands of millions of stars.

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• abab

• abcab

• abcabc