The Art of Poetry

Which poem from the Art of Poetry is an acrostic poem that has the word "LANGUAGE" going down

• The Big-Word Girl

• Eating Alphabet Soup

• Necessary Gardens

Which poem from The Art of Poetry did NOT have a THEME dealing with reading or words

• Eating Alphabet Soup

• Balloon

• Necessary Gardens

Which poem from The Art of Poetry was about cruising in a rubber boat

• Better Fun

• The Arrow and the Song

• Quiet Water

Which poem from The Art of Poetry was a "shape poem" that was written in the shape of the object it talked about

• Quiet Water

• The Arrow and the Song

• Balloon

Which of the following poems uses rhyme to express the ideas found in it?

• Necessary Gardens

• Eating Alphabet Soup

• Balloon

• Better Fun

How are the poems 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.

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

• scared

• soaked

• calmed

• warmed

Which poem from The Art of Poetry is an acrostic poem that has the word 'LANGUAGE' going down?

• The Big-Word Girl

• Eating Alphabet Soup

• Necessary Gardens

Which poem from The Art of Poetry did NOT have a THEME dealing with reading or words?

• Eating Alphabet Soup

• Balloon

• Necessary Gardens

Which poem from The Art of Poetry was about cruising in a rubber boat?

• Better Fun

• The Arrow and the Song

• Quiet Water