Name:__________________________

1. Read the following poem and then circle the best answer.

There once was a man from Peru

Who dreamt that he swallowed his shoe
He woke up in a fright
In the mid of the night
To learn that this dream had come true!

I have 5 lines in my poem. I follow a pattern AABBA and have a funny

punch line! What am I?

a) Haiku
b) Limerick
c) Cinquain
d) Diamante

2. Read the following poem and then circle the best answer.

Flowers
Colourful, fragrant
Swaying, growing, blooming
Make me feel happy
Blossoms

I have 5 lines in my poem. I consist of a noun, adjectives, verbs, and a 4

word phrase.
What am I?

a) Haiku
b) Limerick
c) Cinquain
d) Diamante
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3. Read the following poem and then circle the best answer.

Spring is really here

Flowers are starting to bloom
Sunshine fills the air

I have 3 lines in my poem. I have 5 syllables, 7 syllables, and 5 syllables.

Most of the time I am relaxing and about nature. What am I?

a) Haiku
b) Limerick
c) Cinquain
d) Diamante

4. Read the following poem and then circle the best answer.

Music
Art, harmony
Composing, tuning, singing
Sound, melody, rock, sensation
Fading, ending, lingering
Calm, still
Silence

I have 7 lines in my poem. I am shaped like a diamond. I consist of a noun,

adjectives, and verbs. What am I?

a) Haiku
b) Limerick
c) Cinquain
d) Diamante
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5. I am the repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of a series of

words. For example, she sells sea shells by the sea shore. What am I?

a) Simile
b) Metaphor
c) Alliteration
d) Onomatopoeia

6. I compare two things using like or as.

For example, the baby is as cute as a button. What am I?

a) Simile
b) Metaphor
c) Alliteration
d) Onomatopoeia

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7. I am a figure of speech that compares two things by saying one thing is the
other thing. For example, the classroom was a zoo. What am I?

a) Simile
b) Metaphor
c) Alliteration
d) Onomatopoeia

8. I am a type of word that sounds like what it describes.

For example, BOOM. CRACK, POW. What am I?

a) Simile
b) Metaphor
c) Alliteration
d) Onomatopoeia