Poetry Assessment

Which is an example of repetition?

Words that show sound: Snap! Crackle! Pop!

• alliteration

• repetition

• rhyme

• onomatopoeia

This is Just to Say

by William Carlos Williams

I have eaten

the plums

that were in the icebox

and which

you are probably

saving for breakfast

Forgive me

they were delicious

so sweet and so cold!

How many stanzas does this poem have?

A comparison of two different things using the words "like" or "as".

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

When a poet repeats sounds, words, phrases, or whole lines in a poem.

• onomatopoeia

• repetition

• theme

Creating a picture in the reader's mind using the 5 senses.

• personification

• imagery

• theme

Giving things that are not human the personalities and actions of humans.

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• rhyme

The pattern of rhymes. A letter is assigned to each end of the line. If it rhymes with another end line, it has the same letter.

• Meter

• Rhyme Scheme

• Alliteration

Comparing two different things without using "like" or "as".

• rhyme

• simile

• metaphor

The use of words whose sounds suggest the sounds or actions described

• Personification

• Repetition

• Onomatopoeia