Knowledge
Which statement about poems are true?
a. Poems are written in sentences and paragraphs.
b. Poems are written in lines and stanzas.
c. Poems are written with only one stanza.
b. Poems are written in lines and stanzas.
Mother Doesn’t Want a Dog by Judith Viorst
Mother doesn’t want a dog.
She’s making a mistake.
Because, more than a dog, I think
She will not want this snake.
Reread the last stanza of the poem “Mother Doesn’t Want a Dog.” How could the overall tone or mood of this poem be described?
a. playful and funny
b. serious and sad
c. thoughtful and loving
a. playful and funny
Some dogs never shed, so there is no hair to sweep up in the house. What does the word shed mean in the sentence?
a. a small building for tools
b. lose fur or skin in order to stay healthy
c. bring inside the house when it rains
b. lose fur or skin in order to stay healthy
Which sentence uses the word advancing correctly?
a. The car was advancing forward slowly.
b. The cat was advancing away from the dog.
c. The bug was advancing backwards to his nest.
a. The car was advancing forward slowly.
Which possessive reciprocal pronoun best completes the sentence? The four friends shared ___ toys during playtime.
a. one another
b. one another's
c. each other's
b. one another's
Wish by Linda Sue Park
For someone to read a poem
again, and again, and then,
having lifted it from page
to brain—the easy part—
cradle it on the longer trek
from brain all the way to heart.
Which words are rhyming words in the poem “Wish”?
a. part, heart
b. poem, page
c. then, trek
a. part, heart
What is true about free verse poems?
a. Poems may sound more like the author is talking to the reader.
b. Poems are written in lines and stanzas.
c. Poems have rhyming words and a rhyme scheme.
a. Poems may sound more like the author is talking to the reader.
I had confidence that my team would do their best. What does the word confidence mean in the sentence?
a. the feeling of being worried or not sure about something
b. the feeling of being certain or sure about something
c. the feeling of being sad or afraid about something
b. the feeling of being certain or sure about something
The hikers started their trek home at sunrise. Which sentence means the same thing as the sentence above?
a. The hikers started their party home at sunrise.
b. The hikers started their long and difficult journey home at sunrise.
c. The hikers started their easy walk home at sunrise.
b. The hikers started their long and difficult journey home at sunrise.
What is a stanza?
a group of lines
Mary’s Lamb by Sarah Josepha Hale
Mary had a little lamb,
Its fleece was white as snow,
And every where that Mary went
The lamb was sure to go;
What is the rhyme scheme in the first four lines of “Mary’s Lamb”?
a. ABAB
b. ABCD
c. ABCB
c. ABCB
Colorful kites kiss cloudy skies.
What poetic device is used in the sentence?
a. alliteration
b. onomatopoeia
c. simile
a. alliteration
Which sentence states an opinion?
a. Many families have pets in their home.
b. Some frogs can be kept as pets.
c. Dogs are better pets than cats.
c. Dogs are better pets than cats.
The sun was shining. It was very cold. Which compound sentence best combines these two sentences in a way that makes sense?
a. The sun was shining, yet it was very cold.
b. The sun was shining, or it was very cold.
c. The sun was shining, so it was very cold.
a. The sun was shining, yet it was very cold.
What is literal language? (might be more than one! ;))
a. When you quietly / close the door to a room
b. It is resting. Temporarily. / Glad to be without you
c. When you return, / you might move the stack of books,
a and c
In a Neighborhood in Los Angeles by Francisco X. Alarcón
I’d touch them
in her voice
smell them
What kind of language is used in this stanza from “In a Neighborhood in Los Angeles”?
a. nonliteral language
b. literal language
c. rhyme scheme language
a. nonliteral language
Which phrases correctly describe the elements of haiku? (Select all that apply.)
a. has three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables each
b. is a type of rhyming poem
c. contains a total of 17 syllables
a. has three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables each
c. contains a total of 17 syllables
Jan was resolute in her soccer practice each day. What does the word resolute mean in the sentence?
a. serious and determined
b. worried and scared
c. happy and settled
a. serious and determined
Which pronoun is used to represent possessive reciprocal pronouns?
a. each other
b. each other's
c. one another's
d. one another
b. each other's
c. one another's
Where in the room might I find the definition to a vocabulary word?
back wall
Summer Stars by Carl Sandburg
Bend low again, night of summer stars.
So near you are, sky of summer stars,
So near, a long-arm man can pick off stars,
Pick off what he wants in the sky bowl,
So near you are, summer stars,
So near, strumming, strumming,
So lazy and hum-strumming.
Which phrase from this poem is an example of anaphora?
a. a long-arm man
b. So near
c. strumming, strumming
b. So near
The clock was a drum, tick-tocking until the end of time.
Find an example of the following in this sentence: metaphor, onomatopoeia, hyperbole.
metaphor - clock was a drum
onomatopoeia - tick-tocking
hyperbole - until the end of time
We like to scatter birdseed at the park. What does the word scatter mean in the sentence?
a. pick up
b. spread around
c. bring together
b. spread around
Which words are used to represent a reciprocal pronoun?
a. each other
b. each other's
c. one another's
d. one another
a. each other
d. one another
If I do not know the definition of a word, where should I look in my Poet's Journal
the glossary!