Poetry
  • 1. Which word means almost the SAME as creative?
A) strong
B) talented
C) understood
D) worried
  • 2. What does the word brittle mean?
A) simple to do or try
B) difficult to open or close
C) horrible to taste or smell
D) easily broken or destroyed
  • 3. Which of the following words is NOT descriptive?
A) pretty
B) rock
C) high
D) balanced
  • 4. What word means the OPPOSITE of outstretched?
A) open
B) empty
C) closed
D) filled
  • 5. Which pair of words rhyme?
A) trail, try
B) mail, charm
C) chart, heart
D) none, day
  • 6. Which of the following lines contains a simile?
A) she walked to the door
B) I fell and hurt my arm
C) we went to the store with Billy
D) he moved as slowly as a snail
  • 7. Which of the following is part of meter?
A) syllables
B) rhyme
C) length
D) words
  • 8. Which of the following contains a metaphor?
A) she had never wanted anything more in her life
B) the party was a swirling tornado
C) he walked along the path to the school
D) the mountain was very tall
  • 9. Reread the poem "Bat." The poet compares bats to what during the day?
A) fall leaves
B) birds
C) collapsed tents
D) clear air
  • 10. What is the theme of these poems?
A) similarities between animals and people
B) how animals changes
C) animals and their characteristics
D) animals and their bad habitats
  • 11. Read the following lines from the poem "Bat."

    For juicy June bugs, meaty moths, Mosquitoes (eaten rare)

    Why does the author use alliteration?
A) for repetition
B) to compare bats to their prey
C) for rhyme
D) to emphasize the prey of bats
  • 12. Reread the poem "Fireflies at Dusk." What does the poet compare fireflies to?
A) tiny lanterns
B) glowing fingers
C) street lights
D) cupped hands
  • 13. Reread the poem "Fog." Which animal does the poet use to describe fog?
A) a tiger
B) a cat
C) a dog
D) a kitten
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