Poetry Quick Check

The quiet of this cloudy day

Reflects the grayness of my heart

Unfair that you're so far away

The sky cries chilly tears

Let the drops hit your cheeks

What THREE words make this poem gloomy?

• cloudy

• heart

• grayness

• chilly

• sky

What is the meaning of the following metaphor?

Mikey waited in the cold until his fingers were icicles.

• Mikey's fingers turned into real icicles.

• Mikey waited a long time and got very cold.

• Mikey is now a snowman.

• Mikey only waited a couple minutes.

How many lines does a haiku have?

• 5

• 1

• 3

• 10

What is the mood of a limerick poem?

• serious

• humorous

• peaceful

• angry

What is a pair of two rhyming lines called?

• a romance

• a haiku

• a couplet

• a story

Couplets can be used to build bigger poems.

• True

• False

Why would an author repeat a word or phrase?

• They can't remember what they wrote

• It's very important

• It makes the author happy

• You don't need to remember it

What is onomatopoeia?

• a comparison

• a sound word

• an exaggeration

• an opposite

Spring, nature wakes up (5 syllables)

Flowers and trees are blooming ( ___ syllables)

Animals are coming out (5 syllables)

How many syllables is the second line of a Haiku poem?

• 5

• 7

• 6

Read the Haiku below and describe what you imagined while reading:

Snowflakes are our friends

They fall down when winter comes

Making white blankets