There was a clown named Bo
Who liked to put on a great show
He drove a small car
And he was a star
He did tricks that made us say "Oh!"
What is AABBA?
200
A silly or humorous poem that follows a specific rhyme pattern: AABBA
What is a limerick?
200
The repetition of beginning consonant sounds.
What is alliteration?
200
An old silent pond...
A frog jumps into the pond,
Splash! Silence again.
What is a Haiku?
200
You should always do this before reading an MCAS selection.
What is highlight QUIBLs?
200
In the event of my Demise
When my heart can beat no more
I hope I die for a principle
or a belief that I had lived 4
I will die before my time
Because I feel the shadow's depth
What is ABCBDE?
300
Poetry without rules of form, rhyme, rhythm, or meter.
What is free verse?
300
A writing technique that uses the 5 senses to create a visual description for the reader.
What is imagery?
300
There once was a cat from New York
All the while she sat on a fork.
So she layed down and went to sleep.
And didn't make a peep.
That strange cat from New York.
What is a Limerick?
300
The R stands for this in the acronym RIDE.
What is restate the question?
300
I do not like them in a house.
I do not like them with a mouse.
I do not like them here or there.
I do not like them anywhere.
I do not like green eggs and ham.
I do not like them Sam I am.
What is AABBCC?
400
A poem that is written around a word where the first letter of each line spells out the word.
What is Acrostic poetry?
400
An exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
400
Ode, ode to the winter
what music plays to sonnet
while a world drifts to sleep
leaves curl and flowers bow
birds take flight to a further place
a touch of frost creeps in...
What is an Ode?
400
This is the number of sentences a good open response should have.
What is 6-8?
400
Mr. Brown, the circus clown
puts his clothes on upside down.
He wears his hat upon his toes
and socks and shoes upon his nose.
What is AABB?
500
A five line poem with the following pattern:
2
4
6
8
2
What is a Cinquain poem?
500
Words that sound like what they actually mean.
What is onomatopoeia?
500
Always around
Boys in my house
Cats not wanted
Dogs may be adopted
Everyone running amok
Fighting about dinner
What is an Alphabet Poem?
500
This is what the I stands for in QUIBLs.
What is italics?
500
A candy bar.
A piece of cake.
A lollipop.
A chocolate shake.
A jelly donut.
Chocolate chips.
Some gummy worms
and licorice whips.