Definition
Example
Multiple Choice
WILD
100
a comparison of two different things using the words like or as
simile
100
it's raining cats and dogs
idiom
100
The KEY element of a narrative poem is that it
A. rhymes
B. tells a story
C. is always scary
D. uses alliteration
B. tells a story
100
My class is a bunch of chatterboxes. This sentence is an example of a what?
metaphor
200
a short, funny poem of five lines with a specific rhyme pattern (lines 1,2, & 5 rhyme, and lines 3 & 4 rhyme)
limerick
200
the puffy purple poppies
alliteration
200
The sections of a poem are known as
A. paragraphs
B. rhymes
C. stanzas
D. titles
C. stanzas
200
What word rhymes with smile?
*****
300
the main message or lesson that the author want the reader to learn
theme
300
she is a ray of sunshine
metaphor
300
What word means the movement of the poem?
A. personification
B. rhythm
C. rhyme
D. stanza
B. rhythm
300
True or false:
All limericks have five lines.
True
400
a type of poem with any number of lines and stanzas; some verses rhyme and some do not
free verse
400
I'm jumping on my dreams
jumping to the top
always jumping from goal to goal
repetition
400
How many stanzas does this poem have?
4
500
word endings that sound the same
rhyme
500
tall and wall
time and crime
sat, hat, bat, cat, rat
rhyme
500
The way a poem feels is its
A. ideas
B. feelings
C. theme
D. mood
D. mood
500
What genre are we studying this week?
Poetry