Poetic Devices Practice

A group of lines in a poem

is called

• stanza

• paragraph

• line break

• form

The repetition of sound at the end of words is called ________.  

• stanzas
• lines
• rhyme 
• figurative language

Which of the following pairs of words rhyme?

• Banana and Apple

• Cry and Pie

• Baby and Lady

• Fast and Furious

True or False: Rhyming words sound the same AND look the same at the end.

• True, they look AND sound the same.

• False, they look the same, but they sound different.

• False, they sound the same, but they can look different.

Rhyme scheme is the pattern of _______ that comes at the end of each line or stanza in poetry

• repeating

• rhyme scheme

• rhyming

• sounds

Complete the rhyme scheme

• A

  B

• B

  A

• A

  A

• B

  B

What is the rhyme scheme for this poem

• ABCD

• ABAB

• ABBA

• BABA

What is an example of an alliteration?

• The vase flew off of the shelf. 
• Powerful pandas punch parrots.
• The plant liked to fly.
• I like to eat pie

It was July, and the sun
toasted the emerald grass
until it smelled of warmth
and green and life. 
 
It was July, and my heart
soaked up the air warmth 
until it sang of joy
and love and life. 
 
How many stanzas in the poem above?

• This poem has 1 stanza
• This poem has 2 stanzas
• This poem has 4 stanzas
• This poem has 8 stanzas

Slippery seals sleep silently on the sandy seashore.

• Rhyme
• Repetition
• Alliteration
• Onomatopoeia