Elements of Poem

The phrase "Silly snakes slide silently" is an example of what writing trick?

• Simile
• Kenning
• Alliteration
• Rhyme

Which pair of words rhymes?

• Jump, run
• Chair, light
• Sun, fun
• Book, table

What is 'rhythm' in a poem?

• A special way to describe something using two words.
• When words close together start with the same sound.
• The beat of the poem, how words feel when said aloud.
• The words that sound the same at the end.

Imagine you have just written a poem about a fluffy cloud but it feels too plain. What is the *next best step* to make your poem more interesting?

• Add more lines that do not make sense.
• Throw it away and start over.
• Read it very fast.
• Try to add a simile or alliteration.

The example poem uses 'Silly birds.' How does adding 'Silly' change the feeling about the birds?

• It makes the birds seem sad and quiet.
• It makes the birds seem playful and light.
• It makes the birds sound more serious.
• It makes the birds seem more dangerous.

A group of lines in a poem separated with a blank line space.

• metaphor

• simile

• line

• stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.5

A comparison using "like" or "as"

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• stanza

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Using the same word or phrase over and over again

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• stanza

• repetition

How is a calligram different from a regular poem?

• a) It uses more rhyming words
  

• b) It is always very short
  

• c) It forms a visual shape related to the meaning
  

• d) It is written in paragraphs

Read the stanza and choose two pairs of rhyming words:

"Beneath the sky so clear and blue,
The flowers woke and drank the dew.
A gentle breeze began to play,
And whispered secrets of the day."

Which words rhyme?

• a) blue – dew
  

• b) play – day
  

• c) flowers – secrets
  

• d) breeze – blue