Elements of Poetry

What are stanzas?

• the lines in a poem that form a paragraph or block of text

• the entire poem

• each sentence of the poem

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Which of these is not an example of figurative language?

• metaphor

• simile

• paragraphs

• alliteration

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Which figurative language is the comparison between two things using words that are not supposed to be taken literally?

• simile

• alliteration

• personification

• metaphor

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A comparison between things using the words "like" or "as" is a ___________.

• stanza

• metaphor

• simile

• mood

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"Bang!" and "Pow!" are examples of __________.

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• metaphor

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"the leaves waved in the wind" is an example of __________

• personification

• metaphor

• alliteration

• simile

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"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is an example of _______.

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• personification

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What is a hyperbole?

• when you're really hyper

• a comparison using like or as

• an exaggeration for emphasis

• giving human characteristics to nonhuman things

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What is the difference between Tone and Mood?

• There isn't one

• They are too similar to notice a difference.

• Mood is how the poem makes you (the reader) feel, tone is how the author feels or wants you to feel.

• Mood is how the author feels or want you to feel, tone is how the poem makes you (the reader) feel.

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What is Symbolism?

• the title

• when something represents or stands for something else

• lines in a poem that form a paragraph

• when a poem has a symbol in the title

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