Elements of Poetry

"I think that I shall never see

a poem lovely as a tree."

This is an example of what two poetic elements? (Select all that apply.)

• End rhyme

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Simile

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"A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed"

Which poetic element is shown here?

• Couplet

• Personification

• Allusion

• Hyperbole

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Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• Shine bright like a diamond.

• Love is a battlefield.

• I'm hungry like the wolf.

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Which of these lines has the same rhythm (meter) as

"One banana two banana"?

• How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood

• I scream you scream we all scream for ice cream

• Howdy partner

• I'm a monkey you're a monkey

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Which of the following is an example of allusion?

• Her hair was as red as the sunset.

• He had Herculean strength.

• The green grass swayed in the breeze.

• The trees whispered in the night.

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Which line below uses alliteration?

• Scarlet as the setting sun

• Wisdom lies in a multitude of counsel

• How do I love thee?

• Fox in socks

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Peter Piper picked a peck of peppers.

This is an example of what poetic sound device?

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

• Alliteration

• Haiku

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Which is an example of hyperbole?

• I would walk five hundred miles and I would walk five hundred more

• Your love is like an ocean, peaceful and deep

• Don't believe me, just watch

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Cat, hat

These words are an example of what kind of rhyme?

• Slant rhyme

• Perfect rhyme

• Eye rhyme

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The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry is called ____________________.

• Meter

• Rhyme

• Personification

• Pick the first one.

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