Types of Poems:
7 Grandfather Teachings:
Figurative Language:
Bonus Questions:
Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader?
100

A type of poem that is 2 lines long and contains a rhyming scheme at the end. This type of poem usually includes an AABB rhyming scheme.

(hint: you've written some)

What is a Couplet?

100

What does the Eagle represent? 

What is Love?

100

I am so hungry I could eat a horse!

What is a hyperbole?

100

Why was 6 afraid of 7?

What is because 7-8-9, "7 ate 9."

100

Paris is the capital city of what European country?

What is France?

200

A type of poem that is an unrhymed, three-line poem with a 5, 7, 5 syllable structure. These poems are typically written about nature. 

What is a Haiku?

200

What does the Turtle Represent? 

What is Truth?

200

Comparing something using "like" or "as". 

What is a simile? 

200

What is Canada's motto?

What is "From Sea to Sea"

200

What is the most populated state in the US?

What is California? 

300

A type of poem where the first letter of each line spells out a secret word, name, or phrase when read vertically. 

What is an Acrostic Poem?

300

What does the Buffalo represent? 

What is Respect?

300

Using descriptive words to help someone create a picture, sound, smell, taste, or feeling in their mind, as if they are there.

What is Imagery? 

300

What was Ms Whites' Acrostic poem example about in the first poetry lesson? 

What is Mr. Nibbles?

300

What do you call a scientist who studies weather?

What is a Meteorologist?

400

A type of poem that doesn't have a strict set of rules, like a consistent rhyme or a regular beat. It's like a poem that can do its own thing, with lines that can be long or short and no need to rhyme.

What is Free Verse?

400

What does the Beaver represent?

What is Wisdom?

400

When you give human traits, actions, or feelings to something that isn't human.

What is personification?

400

What was Ms White's first lesson about?

What is creating spooky monsters for Halloween? 

400

What is the world's largest desert?

What is the Sahara Desert?

500

A funny, five-line poem with a specific rhyming pattern: the first, second, and fifth lines rhyme with each other, and the third and fourth lines rhyme with each other. They are often silly and have a rhythmic, sing-song quality.

What is a Limerick? 

500

What does the Bear Represent?

What is Courage (or Bravery)?

500

Comparing two things without using "like" or "as."

What is a metaphor?

500

When did Ms White & Ms Wende join our class?

What is October? 

500

How many bones are in the human body?

What is 206?

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