Types of Poetry
Rhyming Words
Sensory Language
What's it About?
All Mixed Up
100

What is a narrative poem?

-tells a story

-can rhyme

-has characters, plot, setting, etc

100

“I cannot go to school today,"(1)
Said little Peggy Ann McKay.(2)
“I have the measles and the mumps,(3)
A gash, a rash and purple bumps.(4)

Which lines from the poem rhyme?


lines 1 and 2

lines 3 and 4

100

Those rotten, icky Monday mornings always get my goat. (1)

This morning I woke up and had an itchy, scratchy throat, (2)

I burnt my tongue on hot cocoa, then tripped down half the stairs, (3)

forgot my lunch, forgot my books, forgot to brush my hair. (4)

Which of the five senses is the poet using in line 3?

taste

100

What does the poet mean by "I have to brush one less"?

The poet has one less tooth to brush because it fell out.

100

There once was a dog filled with greed

Who wanted much more than he'd need

When he saw his reflection

On further inspection

He ended with nothing indeed

What type of poem is this?

Narrative

200

What is humorous poetry?

-purpose: to entertain

-funny

-can rhyme

200

Whosever room this is should be ashamed!(1)
His underwear is hanging on the lamp.(2)
His raincoat is there in the overstuffed chair,(3)
And the chair is becoming quite mucky and damp.(4)

Which lines from the poem rhyme?

lines 2 and 4

200

Feel the winter coming on (1)

Hear it in the crackling trees(2)

Note the crisp and quivering wind(3)

Snapping at the leaves(4)

Which line uses sound as sensory language?


line 2

200

Where did the sand castle go?

It was swept away/destroyed by the ocean.

200

What is this poem about?

A tornado
300

What is free verse poetry?

-no set rhyme or rhythm 

-abstract


300

I can't write a poem; I simply can't! (1)
I can't sing, rhyme, nor chant,(2)
All my words are fumbled.(3)
Last time I read something I mumbled.(4)

Which lines from the poem rhyme?


Lines 1 and 2

Lines 3 and 4

300

What would be a good title for this poem?

Happiness, Yellow, etc.

300

In the bleak mid-winter

Frosty winds do moan

Earth stands hard as iron

Water like a stone

What does "water like a stone" mean in this poem?

The water is frozen because it is winter.

300

There was a wise old owl (1)

Who lived up in a tree(2)

He sat upon a branch(3)

So all the world he'd see(4)

Which lines in the poem rhyme?

Lines 2 and 4

400

What is lyrical poetry?

-expresses strong emotion

-may sound like a song

-can rhyme

400

On one mystic, magic night,
Jack O Lanterns glowing _____,
kids with bags of candy sweet,
roam door to door and street to street.

Fill in the blank with a rhyming word.


Bright 

(other answers may be accepted)

400

Write a four line poem about pizza using at lease two of the five senses. (It does not have to rhyme)

Answers will vary

400

On the floor lays Tiny Old Teddy

Half a paw is gone already

He is tattered, torn, and lame

But I love him, just the same

Why is the teddy bear missing a paw?

The poet has had him for a long time.

400

The terrible thing about Cindy

Is she packs a terrible punch

I learned this yesterday at school

When I tried to take her lunch

What does the poet mean by "packs a terrible punch"?

Cindy hit the poet because they tried to take her lunch at school.

500

The fog comes

On little cat feet.

It sits looking over

The harbor and city.

What type of poem is this and how to you know?

Free verse-It has no rhyme or rhythm. 

500

At night the sun lies down for sleep
And crickets sing a tune.
The bullfrogs croak and creatures creep
Beneath the watching ________.

Fill in the blank using the correct rhyme scheme. (Hint: lines 3 and 4 should not rhyme!)


Moon

(other answers may be accepted)

500

Write a five line poem about ice cream using all five senses. (It does not have to rhyme)

Answers will vary
500

A little seed for me to sow

A little love to make it grow

A little sun, a little shower

Then it becomes a beautiful flower

What does "shower" mean in this poem?

Rain
500

What sensory language does the poet use?

Taste