The Art of Poetry

What is the genre of this selection?

• Realistic Fiction

• Poetry

• Drama

• Historical Fiction

What do we call a group of lines of poetry?

• Sentences

• Lines

• Stanza

• Title

Who is the illustrator for The Art of Poetry?

• Marina Seoane

• J. Patrick Lewis

• Francisco X. Alarcon

• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

In the poem “Better Fun,” the poet says that the water drenched them. What does

drenched mean?

• scared

• soaked

• calmed

• warmed

Which lines from the poem are a simile?

• water before it plunges down

• a waterfall

• as still as a mirror

• facing the sky

Which statement correctly describes a way that the stanzas are similar?

• the first and third lines rhyme

• the first and second lines rhyme

• the second and fourth lines rhyme

• the first and fourth lines rhyme

How are the poets of “Balloon” and “The Arrow and the Song” alike?

• They both notice the beautiful sky and how looking at it improves their mood.

• They both feel the need to get rid of things that are no longer important to them.

• They both talk about letting something go but receiving something good as a result

• They both think that childhood is a better time of life than when one is fully grown.

What is the primary theme explored in 'The Art of Poetry'?

• A) Love

• B) Nature

• C) The craft of writing

• D) Adventure

Which literary device is predominantly used in 'The Art of Poetry'?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Alliteration

• C) Hyperbole

• D) Onomatopoeia

In 'The Art of Poetry', what does the poet compare writing poetry to?

• A) Painting a picture

• B) Building a house

• C) Cooking a meal

• D) Sailing a ship