Poetry Game

This form of poetry is a three line Japanese verse form, usually about nature.

• Lyric

• Concrete

• Haiku

• Limerick

Alliteration is also called a tongue twister

• True

• False

Which type of poem is this?

Cinderella

Humble,Sweet

Working,Dreaming,Believing

Heart full of Hope

Princess

• Limerick

• Riddle

• Haiku

• Cinquain

Which one is an example of alliteration

• a) There was young girl from Goole,

  Who took her pet to school.

• b) Slowly,silently,she slipped into sensory silver

• c) Fair is foul and foul is fair

• d) b and c

Poets use special techniques to create rhythm in a poem. A poem with rhythm is more fun to read aloud and perform.

• True

• False

Words that rhyme have the same end sound.

• Yes

• No

• Don't know

The best friends had so much in common they were like two peas in a pod. 
What are the words in blue an example of?

• Simile
• Metaphor

Mom was a busy beaver as she prepared for the holiday party.
What are the words in blue an example of?

• Simile
• Metaphor

What is poetry?

• a form of writing that expresses feelings emotions and ideas

• a story that has a character plot and setting

• a story meant to be acted out on stage

The purpose of poetry is to

• entertain

• inform

• persuade