Name: ____________________________

Matching

rhyme narrative metaphor free verse stanza

repetition Haiku theme imagery

1. A ________________________ poem does not follow poetry rules or

rhyme scheme and is free to do what it wants.

2. Words with the same ending sound _____________________.

3. The same word or phrase repeated multiple times is called

_______________________.

4. A _____________________ says that one thing is something. It doesn’t use

words “like” or “as” the way similes do.

5. A _____________________ poem is a story poem and tends to be longer.

6. The ____________________ is the message the author wants to

communicate through the poem.

7. Use of descriptive words that appeal to the readers’ senses to create an

image in their head is called _______________________.

8. ______________________ is a short form of Japanese poetry with three

lines that do not rhyme.

9. A __________________ is a series of lines grouped together in order to

divide a poem.
Name: ____________________________

Directions: Read each poem or part of a poem. Choose the best answer
to the question that follows.

One fallen flower

Returning to the branch? . . . No!
A white butterfly.
- Moritake
This poem is an example of a
A. Free verse poem
B. Haiku poem
C. Repetition
D. Metaphor

Poems by Hilda Conkling

Poems come like boats
With sails for wings;
Crossing the sky swiftly
They slip under tall bridges
Of cloud.
This poem is an example of a
A. Rhyme
B. Narrative poem
C. Free verse poem
D. Imagery
Name: ____________________________

The Orange by Mary Carolyn Davies

The sky is a greedy child
Who holds one
Yellow orange in her hand:
It is the sun.
This poem is an example of a
A. Metaphor
B. Theme
C. Imagery
D. Free verse poem

The Robin’s Bath by Evaleen Stein

A sparkle of flying rainbow drops,
A glint of golden sun
On ruffled feathers, a snatch of song,
And the robin’s bath is done.
This poem is an example of a
A. Narrative poem
B. Theme
C. Haiku poem
D. Rhyme
Name: ____________________________

The Saddest Noise by Emily Dickinson

The saddest noise, the sweetest noise,
The maddest noise that grows –
The birds, they make it in the spring,
At night’s delicious close.
This poem is an example of a
A. Repetition
B. Imagery
C. Metaphor
D. Free verse poem

Logic by Rowena Bastin Bennett

Into the pocket of the night,
The red sun dropped
like a penny, bright;
The round moon rose
like a silver dime,
Is that what they mean
by “spending time?”
This poem is an example of a
A. Theme
B. Imagery
C. Narrative poem