Graphic Elements in Poetry

Why does the author misspell is (ith), loosed (loothe), and school (thcool)?

• The author can't spell

• To add more of the double oo vowel

• To make it sound like the child's tooth is falling out

• To rhyme words in the poem

Why does the author have "Unflappable Five" in quotations?

• To show that it is important

• To show that it's a nickname

• To show that the words are not important

• To show the there is dialogue

Why did the author only use one word per line in the poem?

• To show flow of the rain

• To show how lazy the girl is

• To show that poems only have one word per line

• To show that how simple the words are

Poetry is usually arranged in ________________.

• lines

• Sentences

• Paragraphs

• stanzas

_____________ _____________, such as line length, spacing, and the use of capital and lowercase letters, affect the look of the poem on the page as well as its rhythm and meter.

• Rhythm

• Meter

• Graphic Elements

• Alliteration

A _____________ _______________ is the pattern formed by the end of the rhymes.

• Graphic Elements

• Rhyme Scheme

How many stanzas does the poem "Have To's"?

• 20 stanzas

• 10 stanzas

• 5 stanzas

What is the form of the poem?

• A song

• A list

• A script

• A rhyme

What is the purpose of letters and numbers? the author used in his poem?

• They represent the items

• They are there because the author can't spell

• They are short- hand for words like texting

• They are part of a math problem

Why does the author repeat the word dot and spack?

• There is no punctuation

• To create a river sound

• To create a rain sound

• To replace the period