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 4 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 shape poem about a waterfall, so the lines get longer as the water falls. Use alliteration for its sound.
I used alliteration or onomatopoeia
I used a simile or a metaphor
I chose where each line breaks
2.Write a poem about a lost dog finding its way home. Use one metaphor and one simile, and a line break that surprises.
I used alliteration or onomatopoeia
I used a simile or a metaphor
I chose where each line breaks
LessonPrint · W.5.10 · Set 4 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Poems with Sound and Shape
Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.
1.A waterfall poem whose line lengths grow down the page, with alliteration for the sound of water.
2.A lost dog poem with a metaphor, a simile and one deliberately surprising line break.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to W.5.10 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.