Poetry Pretest

"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!"

What is this an example of in writing?

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Extreme hunger

• Alliteration

"He seems sweet, but he is a wolf in sheep's clothing"

What is this an example of in writing?

• Being mean

• Idiom

• Personification

• Metaphor

What is "alliteration" mean?

What would be the correct onomatopoeia for wood?

• Clang

• Clunk

• Ding

• Clap

What makes rhythm in poetry?

Complete the ABCB rhyme scheme:

Here in your arms

is where I belong.

The beating of your heart

is like a beautiful ____.

• bird

• smell

• song

• start

Complete the ABAB rhyme scheme:

The coolness of night

Refreshes my ____.

The stars shine so bright

Causing me to grin.

• skin

• soul

• breath

• light

Is this an example of internal rhyme or external rhyme:

I’m Alone, on my own, and that’s all I know

I’ll be strong, I’ll be wrong, oh but life goes on

Oh, I’m just a girl, trying to find a place in this world

• Internal

• External

Which types of poetry are you familiar with?

• Free Verse

• Blackout

• Haiku

• Shape

• Limerick

How might an author create mood or tone in poetry?