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Forms of Poetry
Meaning
100
How many syllables does the word beautiful have?
3
100
What is the common sound in these words: bear, hair, care, wear?
the "air" sounds
100
The rain was like a shower that washed the roads clean.
simile
100
These poems are in the shape of what they are about.
Concrete poems
100
Sand scatters the beach Waves crash on the sandy shore Blue water shimmers
It is about waves at the beach.
200
How many syllables does the following line have in it?... “Drops of water in the pond”
7
200
Come up with 3 words that rhyme.
Any three words that rhyme.
200
The starry sight seemed simply stupendous.
alliteration
200
Describe what a lyric poem is.
It doesn't have rules about lines or stanzas. It has to rhyme. It has a strong rhythm.
200
There once was a boy at our school. Who thought he was terribly cool. He wore fancy jeans Strode around with the teens But ended up playing the fool
A kid thought he was awesome because he wore certain clothes and hung out with certain people, but he ended up not being so cool afterall.
300
What is the syllable rule in Haiku poems?
5 syllables in the first line. 7 syllables in the second line. 5 syllables in the third line.
300
Daily Double: What is Ms. De Bruin’s favorite animal?
An elephant!
300
My backpack weighs a ton!
hyperbole
300
What kind of poem is this? party happy, cheerful singing, eating, playing my tenth birthday party perfect
Cinquain
300
The Fourth oh CRASH! MY BASH! it's BANG! the ZANG! Fourth WHOOSH! of BAROOOOM! July WHEW!
The fourth of July
400
Mark this sentence where the syllables are: Coming to school provides endless opportunities.
Com/ing / to / school/ pro/vides / end/less / opp/or/tun/it/ies.
400
What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?... A monster who lived in the lake Had a craving for charbroiled steak, He did what you'd do, Had his own barbeque, And ate up that fisherman Jake.
A A B B A
400
You are the light in the dark tunnel of life.
metaphor
400
What form of poetry has 14 lines, 4 stanzas and follows a rhyme scheme.
Sonnet
400
There is a place where the sidewalk ends, And before the street begins, And there the grass grows soft and white, And there the sun burns crimson bright, And there the moon-bird rests from his flight To cool in the peppermint wind. Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black And the dark street winds and bends. Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow, And watch where the chalk-white arrows go To the place where the sidewalk ends. Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow, And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go, For the children, they mark, and the children, they know The place where the sidewalk ends.
(any reasonable answer)
500
Continue the theme and syllable pattern: Hound, __________, Rottweiler, German Sheppard
(any two-syllable dog name)
500
Come up with a 4 line mini-rhyme that follows ABAB
(any 4 line poem with ABAB)
500
After my awful day, my Ipod sang me to sleep.
personification
500
What are the rules of a Haiku poem? (there are 4 rules)
1. it is 3 lines. 2. It has 1 stanza. 3. The 5-7-5 syllable rule. 4. It is about nature.
500
Rain, reign, rein. English is a pain. Although the words Sound just alike, The spelling's not The same. Bee, be, B. I'd rather climb a tree Than learn to spell The same old word Not just one way, but three! Sight, site, cite. I try with all my might. No matter which I finally choose, It's not the one that’s right! There, their, they're. Enough to make you swear Too many ways To write one sound I just don't think it's fair! To, two, too. So what's a kid to do? I think I'll go To live on Mars And leave this mess with ewe (you?)!
How English/reading/spelling/writing is difficult to learn.