Grade 4 - Poetry

Question 1

What are vowels?

Answer 1

a e i o u

Question 2

What are consonants?

Answer 2

All the letters of the alphabet except for vowels

Question 3

What is alliteration?

Answer 3

It is the repetition of consonants

Question 4

Can you give an example of alliteration?

Answer 4

The big bug bit the little beetle - b’s are repeated. b’s are consonants

Question 5

What is assonance?

Answer 5

The repetition of vowels

Question 6

Can you give an example of assonance?

Answer 6

a Pot of Gold - repetition of o. O is a vowel

Question 7

What is Onomatopoeia?

Answer 7

It is the sound that something makes.

Question 8

Can you give an example of Onomatopoeia?

Answer 8

POP or Click-click

Question 9

What is rhyme?

Answer 9

Rhyming is when words that sound the same are used to make sentences or poems.

Question 10

What is an example of rhyme?

Answer 10

The cat sat on the mat

Question 11

What is rhythm?

Answer 11

Rhythm is the beat of a poem

Question 12

What is an idiom?

Answer 12

Idioms form part of figurative language. It doesn’t mean what it says.

Question 13

What does the idiom “It costs an arm and a leg mean”

Answer 13

It is very expensive

Question 14

What does the idiom “Break a leg” mean?

Answer 14

Wishing you good luck

Question 15

What does the idiom “I am going to hit the sack” mean?

Answer 15

I am going to bed

Question 16

What does the idiom “It’s a piece of cake” mean?

Answer 16

It is very easy

Question 17

What does the idiom “Let’s hit the road” mean?

Answer 17

We are going to leave

Question 18

What does the idiom “Hang in there” mean?

Answer 18

Don’t give up

Question 19

What does the idiom “It’s raining cats and dogs” mean?

Answer 19

It’s raining heavily

Question 20

What does the idiom “He sits on the fence” mean?

Answer 20

He is not sure which side he must take

Question 21

What does the idiom “I have butterflies in my stomach” mean?

Answer 21

I am nervous

Question 22

What does the idiom “He is off his rocker” mean?

Answer 22

He is crazy

Question 23

What is an adjective?

Answer 23

An adjective describes a subject

Question 24

What are degrees of comparison?

Answer 24

Degrees of comparison help us compare adjectives

Question 25

What is the comparative form of big?

Answer 25

Bigger

Question 26

What is the comparative form of small?

Answer 26

Smaller

Question 27

What is the comparative and superlative form of cold?

Answer 27

Comparative is colder Superlative is coldest

Question 28

What is the comparative and superlative form of young?

Answer 28

Comparative - younger Superlative - youngest

Question 29

What is the comparative and superlative form of tall?

Answer 29

Comparative - taller Superlative - tallest

Question 30

What does a semi-colon do?

Answer 30

A semi-colon; links two independent clauses and separates items in a long list

Question 31

Name everything that would start with a capital letter

Answer 31

The beginning of a sentence Names of people Names of places Days of the week and months

Question 32

Movies in the dark, a sight to behold; characters come alive, their stories told. Action-packed scenes, a thrill to see; tales of love and loss, a true mystery. A place to escape, forget your woes; entertainment at its finest, it never slows. Dramatic moments, tears may flow; or laughs abound, pure joy to know. A world of wonder, a reel of dreams; movies on the big screen, it always beams. In Hollywood, where stars are made, legends like Madeleine McGraw cascade; From Italy to the USA, movie magic transcends all ways. Anonymous Question: In this poem, do you think the poet likes movies?

Answer 32

Yes I do - he says that the characters come alive.

Question 33

Movies in the dark, a sight to behold; characters come alive, their stories told. Action-packed scenes, a thrill to see; tales of love and loss, a true mystery. A place to escape, forget your woes; entertainment at its finest, it never slows. Dramatic moments, tears may flow; or laughs abound, pure joy to know. A world of wonder, a reel of dreams; movies on the big screen, it always beams. In Hollywood, where stars are made, legends like Madeleine McGraw cascade; From Italy to the USA, movie magic transcends all ways. Anonymous Question: Do we know who wrote this poem?

Answer 33

No, the poet is anonymous