Poetry Scavenger Hunt

1. Describe the pattern for a traditional Haiku poem.
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/haiku.htm

2.How many lines are in a limerick?
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/limerick.html

3. Read a poem that W.B.Yeats wrote.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/5379/yeats_index.html

4. Give an example of a couplet written by Ogden Nash.
http://web.aimnet.com/~veeceet/kids/nash.html

5. Compare two acrostic poems. Tell how they are alike and different.
http://www.geocities.com/cponykid/pages/acrostic.html

6. Explain the poetic device, Alliteration.
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/allitera.html

7. Tell who (or what) is Mother Goose?.
http://www.gbalc.org/MotherGooseSociety/who.html

8. Name two poems written by Edgar Allen Poe.
http://www.comnet.ca/~forrest/works.html

9. What well known poet wrote The Jabberwocky?
http://www.jabberwocky.com/carroll/jabber/

10. Help the Cat in the Hat find his missing hat.
Tell how old he was on his last birthday!
http://www.randomhouse.com/seussville/birthday/games/maze.html

11. Write one poetry scavenger hunt question. List the URL where the answer can be found.
Exchange your question with a classmate. Use the links from here.
http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/lesson2.htm