Characteristics of Poetry

Which of these is the beat of the poem?

• repetition

• meter

• rhyme

• imagery

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True or false: All poetry rhymes.

• True

• False

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_______ is when the poet repeats words or lines in a poem.

• Imagery

• Stanza

• Repetition

• Rhyme

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Theme is

• The main idea

• The gist

• The most important supporting detail of the poem.

• The message the author wants you to walk away with

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The theme of "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost is:

• Always check around you

• It is important to stop and enjoy your surroundings

• Horses love snow

• A man and his horse walk through the woods

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The theme of "dog" by Valerie Worth is:

• A dog lies down under a maple tree

• Dogs sleep

• Dogs have relaxing lives

• Dogs are smelly!

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_____________ prove the theme of the poem.

• Supporting details

• Imagery

• The main idea

• The gist

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________ is when words in the poem help you imagine what is written.

• Repetition

• Rhyme

• Rhythm

• Imagery

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_________ is when words in the poem have the same sound ending.

• Repetition

• Rhyme

• Imagery

• Structure

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________ is how the poem is laid out/how it looks on the page.

• Structure

• Line

• Stanza

• Gist

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