Elements of Poetry

What is the "sentence" of a poem?

• Stanza

• Line

• Opening

• Rhythm

The "paragraph" of a poem is called...

• Line

• Lyric

• Stanza

• Rhyme Scheme

Who is the author of a poem?

• Playwright

• Writer

• Artist

• Poet

The speaker of a poem is...

• The person telling the poem

• The person who wrote the poem

• The person performing the poem

• The person who is the biggest fan of the poem

What is figurative language?

• Words that are found only in poetry

• Words that don't mean anything

• Words that mean exactly what they say

• Words that mean more than what they say

TRUE OR FALSE: Only rap music is poetry

• True - only rap music has poetry

• False - many types of music contain poetry

Which of the following is an example of repetition?

• The air was as cold as ice cream

• Peter Piper Picked Peppers

• Whale Mail Snail

• The bird whistled. The cat whistled. And even I whistled.

Which of the following is an example of Rhyme?

• The fish swam. The fish laughed.

  The fish smiled.

• Cake, Snake, Lake

• The chair hugged my back.

• Poetry

TRUE OR FALSE: Imagery is when you describe something using your five senses.

• True

• False

What poem did we read this week?