Poetry Vocabulary

Which word means almost the SAME as creative?

• strong

• talented

• understood

• worried

What does the word brittle mean?

• simple to do or try

• difficult to open or close

• horrible to taste or smell

• easily broken or destroyed

Which of the following words is NOT descriptive?

• balanced

• high

• pretty

• rock

What word means the OPPOSITE of outstretched?

• closed

• empty

• filled

• open

Which of the following lines contains a simile?

• I fell and hurt my arm.

• She walked to the door.

• He moved as slowly as a snail.

• We went to the store with Billy.

Which pair of words rhyme?

• trail, try

• none, day

• chart, heart

• mail, charm

Which of the following is part of meter?

• length

• rhyme

• syllables

• words

Which of the following contains a metaphor?

• The mountain was very tall.

• The party was a swirling tornado.

• He walked along the path to the school.

• She had never wanted anything more in her life.