Elements of Poetry

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

What element of poetry does this sentence show?

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• rhyme

• simile

The third graders are as wild as a den of lions. What element is in this sentence?

• metaphor

• alliteration

• simile

• onomatopoeia

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

• metaphor

• stanza

• simile

• onomatopoeia

A metaphor is..

• Two or more words which match in the same last sound

• Makes a comparison without using like or as

• A repeating pattern of sounds or words

• endows human qualities to inanimate objects or abstract ideas

Which is an example of rhyme?

• We love school. School is cool.

• My hat is red. My hat is blue.

• Singing loud as a siren.

• Red as your lips

Which is an example of imagery?

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

• I love the stars like a woman loves her child.

• I enjoy reading.

• I could sleep for a year!

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

• Lyric

• Ballad

• Narrative

• Free Verse

What type of poetry that tells a story?

• Narrative

• Haiku

• Limerick

• Free verse

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

Define imagery

• Words that bring out the five senses

• Ideas that can only be expressed in poetry

• Words that mean the opposite of what's written

• The patterns in the poem