5th Grade Poetry

Vocabulary

100

Define the word meaningful

Something that has importance or has a purpose.

200

Define doubted

Something you are not sure about.

300

Define Plumes

Big, fluffy feathers or feathery parts.

400

Define expression

Putting thoughts or feelings into words or actions

500

Define the word barren

Something that is lifeless and not able to grow anything.

Poetry Terms

100

What do we call a group of lines within a poem, usually set off from others by a blank line, similar to a paragraph in a story.

Stanza

200

Define Alliteration

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words:

"the alliteration of “sweet birds sang”"

300

A metaphor does what?

Compares 2 things:

The lake is a mirror

400

Define Repetition

Repeating something that has already been said or written

500

The subject or main topic of a piece of writing is called the ________.

Theme

Examples

100

Give an example of a way that you can express something that is important to you....

Teacher approval

200

"Last winter's snow so deep! 

I know I cannot ball up light, 

and green grass just won't keep" 

is an example of what literary element?

Rhyme

300

Give an example of a similie....

Teacher approved response

400

"Hair as golden as the sun" is an example of what type of literary element?

Similie

500

Identify the 2 things the poet is comparing in a similie:

The lake like cold, forbidding glass-

The last sailboat has crossed.

Green leaves, gone gold, fall, float away-

Here's winter's veil of frost.

The lake and forbidding glass

Misc

100

Name the teacher who is about to have a baby.

Ms. Beard

200

Give 2 reasons why students might want to visit with Benny.

Teacher approval.

300

Which state is famous for Hollywood?

California

400

The speaker of "Catching a Fly" wants to______?

Capture a picture of the fly.

500

Name at least 3 of the 7 habits we've learned about this year

Be proactive, begin with the end in mind, first things first, think win-win, seek first to understand then to be understood, synergize, sharpen the saw

How well do you know your teacher

100

How many daughters does Ms. Hirt have?

Zero

200

Name one of the sports that either of Mrs. Beal's daughters are involved in.

Gymnastics, Dance

300

Name the names of BOTH of Mrs. Beal's dogs

Benny and Bear

400

Which state was Ms. Hirt visiting this last time she was away from school?

Arizona

500

Name a country that Mrs. Beal has traveled to.

China, Thailand, Japan, Italy, Canada