Six Elements of Poetry

________ refers to the poem's creation of mental images.

• Melody

• Meter

• Imagery

• Thought

_________is the element that contains the poet's message.

• Melody

• Meter

• Form

• Thought

Poems evoke emotions and set an atmosphere or a tone for the reader.

• Mood

• Meter

• Form

• Thought

_________ is the element created by a poet's use of sound.

• Mood

• Meter

• Form

• Melody

_________ is the element that defines the poem's actual structure.

• Mood

• Meter

• Form

• Melody

Patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem create meter or poetic rhythm.

• Imagery

• Thought

• Meter

• Melody

"We have some important news for you, Mr. President. We have discovered a terrorist plot against the United States," said the CIA agent. The President closed the book, set it on the desk, and leaned forward, his eyes fixed straight ahead. "Tell me everything you know."

What is the tone of the dialogue?

• informal

• happy

• serious

• optimistic

Lana was bursting with excitement.  She paced up and down, and every few minutes headed to the window to check for the mail carrier.  When he finally showed up, she ran down the path and stretched out her hand for the mail.  She took a deep breath and, hands shaking, ripped open the envelope.  
What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?

• humorous 
• persuasive 
• anxious 
• cheerful 

Which tone is represented in the following passage?

Wow! With a top speed of one hundred fifty miles per hour, that car can almost fly!

• calm

• annoyed

• scary

• excited

The lesson or moral of the story/ poem.

• Thought

• Tone

• Theme

• Melody