Poems with Sound and Shape is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on a poem using sound devices, figurative language and line breaks, aligned to Common Core standard W.5.10. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 21 of them with different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 13 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 21 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two students have the same paper in front of them.
Poems with Sound and Shape
W.5.10
NameDate
Write on the lines. Use the checklist.
1.Write a poem about the sea at night. Use alliteration in at least two lines and a metaphor for the waves.
I used alliteration or onomatopoeia
I used a simile or a metaphor
I chose where each line breaks
2.Write a poem about a city waking up. Use a simile for the traffic and capital letters only where you choose to.
I used alliteration or onomatopoeia
I used a simile or a metaphor
I chose where each line breaks
LessonPrint · W.5.10 · Set 13 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Poems with Sound and Shape
Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.
1.A poem about the sea at night with alliteration in two or more lines and a metaphor for the waves.
2.A city morning poem with a traffic simile and capital letters used by choice rather than habit.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to W.5.10 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.