Poetry Scavenger Hunt

							Name _____________________________Teacher ____________________________


           A Poetic Journey…Internet Scavenger Hunt
             Click on the blue words in each question to find the
            answers online. Click      back from the website to
                            return to this page.

1. Describe the pattern for a traditional Haiku poem.

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2. How many lines are in a limerick? _______________________________________


2. What famous verse did Sarah Hale write in 1830?

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5. What is the definition for acrostic poems.
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6. Explain the poetic device, Alliteration.
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7. Tell who (or what) is Mother Goose?
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9. What well known poet wrote The Jabberwocky? _____________________________


10. Who was Dr. Suess? __________________________________________________


11. Cinquain poems have _______________________ lines.


12. The term sonnet is derived from the ___________________ word sonet and the

__________________ word sonetto, both meaning _______________ ____________..


13. "__ ________________, ________ __________________" is a poem by

___________ _______________. It was written in homage to U.S. President

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14. Shel Silverstein was not only a poet, but also a __________________________

and a ___________________________________. Read the poem “Sick”
(Hint…Look to the left column on the website under About the Author.)