Poetry Pre-Assessment

True or False:

All poems MUST rhyme.

• True

• False

My grandma is as beautiful as a sunrise.

The sentence above is an example of...

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

He eats like a pig.

The sentence above is an example of...

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Maria's heart is a rock.

The sentence above is an example of...

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

The rain danced on the roof.

The sentence above is an example of...

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

My backpack weighs 1,000 pounds!

The sentence above is an example of...

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Check ALL of the words that have a POSITIVE connotation. (hint: there are 2)

• desk

• sunshine

• lazy

• mature

Check ALL of the words that have a NEGATIVE connotation. (hint: there are 2)

• evil

• cheap

• pen

• energetic

How many syllables are in the line below?

The colorful tree

• 2

• 3

• 5

Hold fast to dreams

For if dreams die

Life is a broken-winged bird

That cannot fly.

What is the mood of this poem?

• gloomy/sad

• cheerful

• romantic

• mysterious