Types of poems
Toward those short trees
We saw a hawk descending
On a day in Spring
Haiku
What is a noun?
A person, place, or thing.
My friend shares toys with me,
We laugh and help each day.
A friend is kind and caring,
That is the best way!
Friendship
A comparison using like or as.
What is a synonym?
A word that means the same.
I have a pet mouse I call Stu.
I found him asleep in my shoe.
He asked for some cheese,
And then he said, “Please”
This mouse likes to talk, it is true!
Limerick
What is a verb?
An action word.
I tried and tried again,
I didn’t give up fast.
Each time I made a mistake,
I learned from the past.
Keep trying
What is a metaphor?
A comparison WITHOUT using like or as
What is an antonym?
A word that means the opposite.
While shopping at the pet store
I got my fondest wish.
I bought myself a fish bowl
and then a pair of fish.
And since I was already
out shopping at the store
I thought I ought to purchase
another smidgen more.
And so I got a rabbit,
a hamster and a frog,
a gerbil and a turtle,
a parrot and a dog.
Rhymed verse
What is an adjective?
A describing word.
I fed the dog today,
Filled his bowl with care.
When we do our chores,
We show we’re always fair.
Responsibility
What is Alliteration?
Repeating first sounds.
What is a homophone?
Two or more words that sound the same but are spelled differently and mean different things.
The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
Free verse
What is a proper noun?
The name of something.
I was scared to raise my hand,
My heart was beating fast.
But I did it anyway,
And bravery did last.
Courage
What is personification?
Giving something human traits.
What is a prefix and a suffix?
Prefix- comes at the beginning of a word. Suffix- comes at the end of a word
Who has seen the wind?
Neither I nor you:
But when the leaves hang trembling,
The wind is passing through.
Who has seen the wind?
Neither you nor I:
But when the trees bow down their heads,
The wind is passing by.
Rhymed verse
What is an adverb?
It modifies an adjective or a verb.
The rain fell down all day long,
Puddles splashed my shoes.
Even when the sky was gray,
I found fun things to do.
Finding joy in every situation
What is an idiom?
A common phrase that means something other than what it actually says.
What is an inference?
When a reader is able to make an educated guess about what will happen next in the story, based on what they have already read.