Poetry Review

Poetry Review

By Courtney Hamilton

Stanza and Lines

A stanza in poetry is similar to a paragraph. It is a small section set off from the rest of the poem.

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Within the stanzas are short lines, almost like sentences. ​

Multiple Choice

How many stanzas are in this poem?

• One

• two

• Three

• Six

Multiple Choice

How many stanzas are in this poem?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

Multiple Choice

Is the portion in blue a line or a stanza?

• Line

• Stanza

• Neither

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What is the difference between a stanza and a line?

• A stanza is longer, containing multiple lines.

• Stanzas and lines are different names for the same thing.

• Lines are in stories, and stanzas are in poetry

• Lines are longer than stanzas.

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Is the portion in blue a line or a stanza?

• Line

• Stanza

• Neither

Rhyme Scheme:

This is the pattern of rhyming words in a poem. ​

• Often lines in poetry will end with rhyming words

• You might see two lines in a row that rhyme.

• Or you might see rhymes in alternating rows. t

Multiple Choice

Which lines rhyme in this poem?

"If seven maids with seven mops

Swept it for half a year,

Do you suppose," the Walrus said,

"That they could get it clear?"

• Line 2 and 3

• Line 1 and 2

• Line 1 and 3

• Line 2 and 4

Multiple Choice

Which lines rhyme in this poem?

There was an Old Man in a tree,

Who was horribly bored by a Bee;

When they said, "Does it buzz?" he replied, "Yes, it does!

It's a regular brute of a Bee."

• Line 3 and 4

• Line 2 and 4

• Line 1 and 2

• Line 1, 2 and 4

Multiple Choice

Which lines rhyme in this poem?

Where the bluebells and the wind are,

Fairies in a ring I spied,

And I heard a little linnet

Singing near beside.

• Line 1 and 2

• Line 1 and 3

• Line 3 and 4

• Line 2 and 4

Mood and Tone

• Mood is the feeling YOU get from reading the poem.

  • ​ask yourself "how does this make me feel?" after reading

• ​Tone is the attitude the AUTHOR has when writing the poem. ​

  • Look for the words the author choses to use in their writing. ​

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Multiple Choice

What is the mood?

• Joy

• Excitement

• Fear

• Calm

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What is the tone?

• Fear

• Defeat

• Panic

• Triumph

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What is the tone?

• Sarcastic

• Silly

• Serious

• Formal

Multiple Choice

Authors set a TONE or MOOD in literature by conveying an emotion or emotions through ________.

• pictures
• height
• words
• funny faces

How Images Enhance Text

• Images can help clariy a tex​t

• Images can affect the mood or tone

• Images can enhance the beauty of a text​

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Multiple Choice

In which was does the image contribute the the tone of the text?

• It highlights the silliness of the poem

• It adds to the distressed tone of the poem

• It highlights the woman's musical abilities

• It adds to the astonished tone of the poem.

Multiple Choice

What is a simile? 

• Comparing two unlike things without  using  like and as
• Comparing two things in a text
• Comparing two unlike things using  like and as
• None of the above

Multiple Choice

What is a metaphor?

• Comparing two things in a text
• Comparing two things using like and as
• An over exaggeration 
• Comparing two things without using like and as

Multiple Choice

What is personification

• Giving human qualities to a human
• Giving non living qualities to living things
• Comparing something to a nonliving thing.
• Giving human qualities to a non human things

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a simile?

• His room was a hurricane of a mess.
• His room looked as if a hurricane came through.
• A hurricane! AHHH!
• The hurricane screamed through the town. 

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What is an example of an alliteration?

• The vase flew off of the shelf. 
• Powerful pandas punch parrots.
• The plant liked to fly.
• I like to eat pie

Multiple Choice

The moon asked the stars to dance.

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• hyperbole