This Grade 5 Poetry Analysis worksheet sharpens skills with figurative language and poem forms. Students identify similes, metaphors, personification, and alliteration in nine fill-in questions and a four-pair matching activity. They also meet poem forms like haiku, limerick, sonnet, and free verse, learning each form's signature features. Designed for mid-year Grade 5 practice, this sheet challenges learners to apply terms to short poetic lines with greater confidence.
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Poetry Analysis
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The line 'Her smile is like sunshine' is an example of a simile.
2. The line 'The wind whispered secrets' gives the wind human traits, which is personification.
3. The phrase 'Time is a thief' is a metaphor because it compares without using like or as.
4. 'Slippery snakes slither slowly' uses repeated S sounds, an example of alliteration.
5. A short three-line poem from Japan with 5-7-5 syllables is a haiku.
6. A 14-line poem often about love is called a sonnet.
7. Poetry without a regular rhyme or meter is called free verse.
8. A funny five-line poem with a strong rhythm is called a limerick.
9. When the moon 'dances' across the sky, the poet uses personification.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Simile
→ Compares using like or as
Compares using like or as
Metaphor
→ Directly says one thing is another
Directly says one thing is another
Personification
→ Gives human traits to non-human things
Gives human traits to non-human things
Alliteration
→ Repeats beginning consonant sounds
Repeats beginning consonant sounds
Poetry Analysis
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The line 'Her smile is like sunshine' is an example of a simile.
2) The line 'The wind whispered secrets' gives the wind human traits, which is personification.
3) The phrase 'Time is a thief' is a metaphor because it compares without using like or as.
4) 'Slippery snakes slither slowly' uses repeated S sounds, an example of alliteration.
5) A short three-line poem from Japan with 5-7-5 syllables is a haiku.
6) A 14-line poem often about love is called a sonnet.
7) Poetry without a regular rhyme or meter is called free verse.
8) A funny five-line poem with a strong rhythm is called a limerick.
9) When the moon 'dances' across the sky, the poet uses personification.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
Simile
→ Compares using like or as
Compares using like or as
Metaphor
→ Directly says one thing is another
Directly says one thing is another
Personification
→ Gives human traits to non-human things
Gives human traits to non-human things
Alliteration
→ Repeats beginning consonant sounds
Repeats beginning consonant sounds
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