Poem Structure - Worksheet 4
Grade 5•Reading•Poem Structure
Aligned to: RL.5.1
Read the poem "The Jumblies" by Edward Lear. Answer questions about how the poem is put together.
1.
The Jumblies
by Edward Lear
poetry · 110 words
11 They went to sea in a Sieve, they did,
2 2 In a Sieve they went to sea:
3 3 In spite of all their friends could say,
4 4 On a winter's morn, on a stormy day,
5 5 In a Sieve they went to sea!
6 6 And when the Sieve turned round and round,
7 7 And every one cried, "You'll all be drowned!"
8 8 They called aloud, "Our Sieve ain't big,
9 9 But we don't care a button! We don't care a fig!
1010 In a Sieve we'll go to sea!"
1111 Far and few, far and few,
1212 Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
1313 Their heads are green, and their hands are blue,
1414 And they went to sea in a Sieve.
Answer the 6 questions below.
2.
How many lines does this poem have?
A.12
B.13
C.14
D.16
3.
How many stanzas are in this poem?
A.1
B.2
C.4
D.5
4.
What is the rhyme scheme of the first stanza?
A.AABBA
B.AABB
C.ABAB
D.ABCB
5.
What type of poem is this?
A.lyric poem
B.a limerick
C.a haiku
D.free verse
6.
Are all the stanzas the same length?
A.No, they are different lengths
B.Yes, they all have the same number of lines
C.The poem has no stanzas
D.Cannot tell from reading
7.
How is this poem organized?
A.In stanzas (groups of lines)
B.In chapters
C.In paragraphs
D.In a list