Vocabulary
Define the following word: adjective
a. A person, place, or thing
b. Word used to describe a noun
c. Word used to describe a verb
b. Word used to describe a noun
What is poetry?
Poems
How many syllables does the word astonishment have?
A haiku poem has
a. 14 syllables
b. 16 syllables
c. 17 syllables
c. 17 syllables
True or False: The "g" in plumage has a soft sound.
True
Define the following word: comely
a. Pleasant to look at
b. Plain to look at
c. Hard to look at
a. Pleasant to look at
Define the following word: pelt
a. A small piece of something
b. To swat
c. Beat heavily
c. Beat heavily
How many syllables does the word hammer have?
2
The first and third lines of a haiku have
a. 7 syllables
b. 6 syllables
c. 5 syllables
c. 5 syllables
Long
What does it mean to be descriptive?
Describing something in words.
What is haiku?
A style of Japanese poetry.
How many syllables does the word community have?
4
Does a haiku poem need a title?
Which word would make a more poetic statement?
The wind (blew, wailed) through the treetops.
Wailed
What is division?
Dividing; being divided.
What is a pomegranate?
A reddish-yellow fruit with a thick skin.
How many syllables does the word unicorn have?
3
Does every line of a haiku poem need to begin with a capital letter?
NO
Which of the word makes a more poetic statement?
Fog (spread, crept) over the city.
Crept
What does it mean to be cursed?
Deserving harm
How many syllables does the word snowing have?
2
Which country does haiku poetry originate?
Japan
Which word makes a more poetic statement?
(Splinters, Pieces) of glass lay scattered on the floor.
Splinters