STAAR Poetry

What do you notice about rhyme in this poem?

• This poem has end rhyme in the 2nd and 4th lines of each stanza.

• There are no rhymes in this poem.

• This poem follows an AABB pattern thoughout each of the 4 stanzas.

• The poem has 4 stanzas and 16 total lines because there are 4 lines per stanza.

What figurative language do you notice in this poem? (*Mark all that apply.)

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• alliteration

What does the metaphor in lines 3 and 4 mean?

• Without dreams or goals, you cannot move forward with your life.

• Dreams usually fly and without them, you are stuck on land.

• Dead dreams are broken birds.

• When dreams die, so does your future.

When two or more words have the same ending sound, it is called (a)  

• scheme

• rhyme

• alliteration

• repetition

Read the poem below and answer the question that follows.
Homecoming

Crowds cheering
I know I'm hearing, 
a score nearing.

Soon there will be a dance
I may just even prance
If I get a chance. 
How many stanzas and lines are in this poem?

• 6 stanzas, 2 lines

• 3 stanzas, 7 lines

• 2 stanzas, 6 lines

• 7 stanzas, 3 lines

What is "Poetry"?

• A type of writing that presents facts and information

• A type of writing that appeals to the senses and feelings, has lines and stanzas, and may rhyme or tell a story

• A detailed explanation of a diagram

• A comparison between two characters

A free verse poem- 

• Helps the reader see what is happening.

• Has no rhyme pattern. 

• Tells the feeling of the poem.

• Is hilarious! 

When analyzing a poem, what does the term "imagery" refer to?

• The rhyme scheme of the poem

• The use of figures of speech to convey meaning

• The visual symbols in the poem

• The use of descriptive language to create pictures in the reader's mind

An apple a day,
Keeps the doctor away,
Is what my dad would always say.
Be kind to others,
Sisters and brothers,
Is what we hear from our mothers.
Life is a peach,
When you go to the beach,
Is what my teacher will teach.

• Fable

• Legend

• Poetry

• Folktale

This type of poem does not always have to rhyme

• Free Verse

• Stanza

• Index

• Fiction