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.htm

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.holycross.edu/departments/socant/dhummon/acrostics/acrostics.html

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

7. Tell who (or what) is Mother Goose?.
http://www.librarysupport.net/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. When was Dr. Seuss born and when did he pass away?
http://www.randomhouse.com/seussville

11. Write one poetry scavenger hunt question of your own. List the website where the answer can be found.