The Sheep and Storm

Which type of poem is Poem 1?

• free verse

• haiku

• rhymed verse

• limerick

Which two features suggest that Poem 1 is this type of poem?

• All the lines rhyme with each other.

• It has stanzas with the same number of lines.

• It has a regular syllable pattern.

• It has a certain number of lines.

• It has a rhyme scheme that repeats.

Part A: Which type of poem is Poem 2?

• free verse

• haiku

• rhymed verse

• limerick

Which detail best shows that Poem 2 is the type of poem from Part A?

• It does not have any rhyming words.

• It does not have a rhyme scheme that repeats.

• It has set numbers of lines in stanzas.

• It has a set number of syllables per line.

Which two features does Poem 1 have the Poem 2 does not have?

• rhymes

• syllables

• lines

• a rhyme scheme

• stanzas

How can you tell that neither Poem 1 nor Poem 2 is a limerick or a haiku?

• They have too many lines.

• They have rhyming words.

• They have syllable pattern.

• They have stanzas.

What is the rhyme scheme of Poem 1?

Tips and Hints: Remember, a rhyme scheme means a pattern of words rhyming with each other at the end of each line.

• AABCBC

• AABBAB

• AABBCC

• ABCABC

Fill in the bubble before one line from Poem 2 that could also be a line in a haiku.

Tips and Hints: Remember, a haiku has the syllable pattern 5,7,5.

• Air clasps air

• And all the grasses

• Lie down.

• Do not stand

Which idea from Poem 1 could be put into a limerick?

Tips and Hints: Remember that a limerick is a funny poem.

• The sheep is not selfish.

• The sheep lives outside.

• The farmer thinks the sheep is silly.

• The farmer thinks the sheep should give more wool.

What makes Poem 2 a free verse poem?

• Its title has the word poem.

• It has a rhyme scheme the reader can decode.

• It is not arranged into stanzas for the reader.

• It has words arranged to create a feeling in the reader.