Poetry Quiz

Part A : What type of poem is this?

• rhymed verse

• free verse

• limerick

• haiku

Part B: Which description supports your answer to Part A?

• Rhyming pattern

• silly, rhyming pattern, 5 lines

• no patterns in rhyme or meter

• no rhyme pattern, 17 syllables

This question has 2 parts. First answer Part A and then Part B.

Part A:

"Warm sand creeps between my toes" (Line 2)

Which type of figurative language is used in line 2?

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

Part B:

Why does the author use the type of figurative language identified in Part A?

• to describe the sounds that the beach is making

• to show that the sand is moving slowly

• to hint at how warm the sand is

• to compare sand to waves

Read this line from the Poem:

"The waves are crashing" (line 1)

What does the affix in the word crashing tell you about the waves as used in this line?

• the waves hit the shore over and over again

• The waves have already hit the shore

• The waves hit the shore right now

• The waves will hit the shore

Read the sentence below:

Anansi the spider, loves to spin a tale!"

Which type of figurative language is the phrase "spin a tale"?

• idiom

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

Read the sentence below:

"Anansi the spider loves to spin a tale!"

Why did the author use the figurative language? What does this mean?

• to show that he likes to make up stories

• to describe the type of tales he tells

• to compare storytelling to spinning

• to make the tale more human-like

What kind of poem is this?

• haiku

• limerick

• rhymed verse

• free verse

A haiku poem has _____________ lines

A haiku poem has _________ syllables altogether