Poetry Vocabulary
My baby brother is a cute little teddy bear.
This is an example of _________________.
a. rhyme
b. onomatopeia
c. figurative language
c. figurative language
What is a free verse poem?
a. it rhymes
b. author does whatever they want
c. has several patterns in it
b. author does whatever they want
What day do you take the math STAAR test?
a. Monday
b. Tuesday
c. Friday
b. Tuesday
What does "treasures" mean in line 3?
a. handful of dirt
b. bucket of water
c. special things
c. special things
A synonym for the word eager in line 33 is ______.
f. excited
g. satisfied
h. amused
j. surprised
f. excited
_______________ a comparison of two things that are essentially different, usually using the words like or as.
a. simile
b. rhyme
c. stanza
a. simile
What is an acrostic poem?
a. certain letters in each line spell out a word or phrase
b. poem takes a shape
c. poem with stanzas
a. certain letters in each line spell out a word or phrase
What day do you take the reading STAAR test?
a. Friday
b. Monday
c. Wednesday
c. Wednesday
What does the word "tumbling" mean in line 21?
a. jumping
b. falling
c. walking
b. falling
What is the main message of the poem?
a. finding adventure requires careful planning
b. events are more meaningful when experienced alone
c. replacing objects that are damages is part of growing up
d. people can find comfort in things that are always with them
d. people can find comfort in things that are always with them
____________________ is the regular or predictable arrangement of sections or lines of poetry
a. rhyme
b. alliteration
c. pattern of verse
c. pattern of verse
What is a concrete poem?
a. certain letters in each line spell out a word or phrase
b. poem takes the shape of an object
c. poem with stanzas
b. poem takes the shape of an object
What day do you take the writing STAAR test?
a. Monday
b. Thursday
c. You do not take the writing STAAR test in 3rd grade
c. You do not take the writing STAAR test in 3rd grade
What does the word "emerge" mean in line 28?
a. to enter
b. to leave
c. to come out
c. to come out
The poet uses dialogue in lines 12-16 to help the reader understand ________________.
f. how much the pants dislike the washing machine
g. how much the pants need to be washed and dried
h. why the pants make sounds in the washing machine
j. why the pants like to spend time with the speaker
j. why the pants like to spend time with the speaker
Give an example of an onomatopoeia.
Ex. The wolves were howling at the moon.
How many lines are in a couplet?
a. 5
b. 2
c. 3
b. 2
Where will you be taking the STAAR test?
a. Jubilee Highland Park
b. at home
c. at the park
a. Jubilee Highland Park
What does the word "eager" mean in line 33?
a. bored
b. sleepy
c. ready
c. ready
How can the reader tell that this is a free verse poem?
a. there are words that describe sights and sounds
b. the lines of the poe do not rhyme with one another
c. the speaker uses the word "I" to describe himself
d. the pants are able to talk to the speaker
b. the lines of the poe do not rhyme with one another
________ is the central or universal idea of a literary work that often relates to morals and/or values and speaks to the human experience/condition.
a. topic
b. theme
c. voice
b. theme
How many lines are in a triplet?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 6
a. 3
True or False
STAAR test results are JUST for data this year.
True
What does the word "adventure" mean in line 35?
a.new experience
b. usual day
c. nothing exciting
a.new experience
When the speaker of the poem says "you," he is talking to ____________.
f. his pants
g. his dryer
h. the grass
j. the ocean
f. his pants