Elements of Poetry

Words that sound alike at the end of a line create ___________.

• rhyme

• meter

• stanza

• rhythm

The person who writes poetry is called a ______________.

• author

• narrator

• poet

• reader

Which word pairs are an example of rhyme?

• say, sand

• play, playground

• sand, land

• sand, beach

Poems are usually written in short groups of lines similar to paragraphs called ______________.

• paragraphs

• lines

• meters

• stanzas

When a line in a poem comes to the end, we call this a _______ __________.

• period

• sentence

• line break

• stanza break

The pattern in a poem that creates a musical quality or beat is called the ____________.

• verse

• rhythm

• simile

• metaphor

One line of a poem is called a __________.

• rhythm

• verse

• stanza

• paragraph

Poets often use imagery and figurative ________________.

• language

• rhymes

• narratives

• breaks

Mr. Hawkins is as silly as a goose is an example of a ___________.

• repetition

• alliteration

• simile

• metaphor

The woods are lovely, dark and deep,

But I have promises to keep,

And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep.

The last 2 lines are an example of ____________________.

• repetition

• rhyme

• simile

• haiku