This poetry task card bundle covers elements of poetry, rhyme scheme, genre, figurative language such as imagery, metaphors, similes, idioms, and personification. This is perfect for 3rd and 4th grades and for 5th-grade intervention.

What's in the Poetry Task Cards 1?

• 12 Task Cards
• 8 Original Poems (Free Verse, Narrative, and Lyrical)
• 18 Multiple-choice Questions
• Multiple-Choice Question Stems:
  • What type of poem is this?
  • What is the rhyme scheme?
  • The poet includes line __ to emphasize -
  • Which line best appeals to the reader’s sense of sight?
  • How are the stanzas in the poem alike?

What's in Poetry Task Cards 2?

• 12 Task Cards
• 4 Original Poems
• Elements of Poetry (Rhyme, Stanzas, Lines)
• Imagery
• Making Inferences
• Multiple-Choice Question Stems (STAAR):
  • The description in lines ___ helps the reader picture –
  • How are the stanzas in the poem alike?
  • The speaker most likely thinks ___ is -
  • Which lines from poem rhyme?

Poetry Task Cards 3 (Imagery) Includes:

• 12 Task Cards
• 6 Original Poems
• Imagery: Personification, Metaphors, Similes, Idioms
• Making Inferences
• Multiple-Choice Question Stems:
  • The simile in line __ helps the reader picture –
  • The personification in line __ helps the reader infer –
  • The idiom in line __ helps the reader infer –
  • The metaphor in line __ helps the reader infer –
  • The imagery in this poem helps the reader visualize –