About The Poem
Vocabulary
Figurative Language
True or False
Random
100

How many stanzas are in the poem?

What is one.

100

Define mysterious:

What is something that is difficult or impossible to understand; explain, or identify

100
"As strong as an ox"

What is a simile.

100

A blank verse is a type of poem. 

What is true.

100

What comparison is being made in the first two lines of the poem?

What is money to a mysterious lover.

200

Who is the author?

What is Tracy K. Smith.

200

Nostalgic:

What is someone/ something who has a longing for the past or who looks back and remembers the past wistfully. 
200
"That woman is pretty ugly"

What is an oxymoron.

200

A haiku is not a part of poetry. 

What is false.

200
What did the author live off of for years?
What is coffee and bread.
300

What is the theme of the poem? 

What is happiness.

300

Journeying: 

What is traveling somewhere.

300

"The trees danced in the wind"

What is a personification. 

300

A sonnet is a type of poem. 

What is true. 

300

What was the woman in the poem journeying for?

What is water.

400

What is the tone of the poem?

What is appreciation. 

400

Comparison: 

What is the act of comparing two or more things.
400

"Her heart is gold" 

What is a metaphor. 

400

A limerick is a type of poetry. 

What is true. 

400

What food was the author in the poem able to live off of for one or two nights?

What is roast chicken.

500

How many lines are in the poem? 

What is ten.

500

Alliteration: 

What is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. 
500

"I'm so tired I could sleep sleep for a year" 

What is a hyperbole. 

500

A tanka is not a type of poetry. 

What is false.

500

What are the similarities between the title and the poem?

What is valuing what you have in life?