Elements of Poetry

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The sun is a yellow skittle shinning brightly in the sky.

What element of poetry does this sentence show?

Options: metaphor, onomatopoeia, rhyme, simile

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metaphor

Front

The third graders are as wild as a den of lions. What element is in this sentence? Options: metaphor, alliteration, simile, onomatopoeia

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simile

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In this line of the poem, "Far Away, buzzers buzz and school bells ring," what element are the words buzz and ring?

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onomatopoeia

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A metaphor is..

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Makes a comparison without using like or as

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Which is an example of rhyme?

Options:

We love school. School is cool.

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My hat is red. My hat is blue.

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Singing loud as a siren.

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Red as your lips

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We love school. School is cool.

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Which is an example of imagery?

I feel hot, I hear the waves, my toes touch the sand.

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I love the stars like a woman loves her child.

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I enjoy reading.

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I could sleep for a year!

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I feel hot, I hear the waves, my toes touch the sand.

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What type of poetry does not follow any regular rhythm or rhyme scheme?

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Free Verse

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What type of poetry that tells a story? Options: Narrative, Haiku, Limerick, Free verse

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Narrative

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Which is an example of personification

• The street is like my heart
• It was so hot we fried
• Flowers dancing and swaying with the wind.
• My love for you real

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Flowers dancing and swaying with the wind.

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Define imagery

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Words that bring out the five senses