Elements of Poetry

The structure of a poem is

• the pattern of rhymes at the end of lines

• the way the words, lines, and groups of lines are arranged

• the pattern of rhymes at the beginning of lines

• the way the punctuation is arranged

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CCSS.RL.7.5

The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem is the

• stanza

• meter

• rhyme scheme

• foot

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Most poetry is arranged in lines. Lines are

• grouping of words only when used in a complete sentence

• student responses

• groupings of words whether or not a complete sentence

• challenging to explain

A two line stanza is a

• tercet

• coupler

• terter

• couplet

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CCSS.L.8.6

An elegy is

• a free verse poem reflecting on death or another serious theme

• a formal poem of honor or celebration

• a free verse poem of honor or celebration

• a formal poem reflecting on death or another serious theme

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

The rhyme scheme is the

• units of stressed syllables at the end of the lines

• nonrhyming stanzas at the end of the lines

• measures of stressed and unstressed syllables at the end of the lines

• pattern of rhymes at the end of the lines

A three line stanza is a

• terter

• terlet

• tercet

• terttrain

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RL.8.4

A formal poem typically follows a

• fixed, traditional pattern

• non traditional pattern

• free verse

• character and their expressions

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CCSS.RL.8.5

Imagery in poetry or in writing is

• bandwagon

• vivid language that appeals to the five senses

• loaded language

• dull language that does not appeal to the five senses

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.W.8.3D

Lines are grouped in

• stanzas

• alphabetical order

• random order

• segments

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CCSS.RL.4.5