Poetry Grade 3 PCSB Module HQuiz

Part A: What type of poem is "Toward Those Short Trees?"

• free verse

• rhymed verse

• haiku

• limerick

Part B: Which description of the poem supports your answer in Part A?

• The poem is written in free verse because it does not rhyme.

• The poem is written in a rhyme verse because it rhymes.

• The poem is a haiku because it has 3 lines.

• The poem is a limerick because it has 5 lines.

How many syllables are in the whole haiku?

• 3

• 17

• 13

• 10

What is the meaning of the word descending as it is used in Line 2?

• resting on

• sitting in

• going to

• coming from

Part A: What type of poem is "There was an Old Man with a Flute"?

• free verse

• rhymed verse

• haiku

• limerick

Part B: Which description of the poem supports your answer in Part A?

• The poem is written in free verse because it does not rhyme.

• The poem is written in rhyme verse because it rhymes.

• The poem is a haiku because it has 3 lines.

• The poem is a limerick because it has 5 lines.

What is a rhyme scheme of a limerick?

• ABABA

• ABCBC

• ABBCC

• AABBA

Part A: What type of figurative language is used in Line 4?

• idiom

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

Part B: What does Line 4 from the poem mean?

• The serpent grew wings.

• The serpent slithered away.

• The serpent is a bird.

• The serpent is slow to move.