Elements of Poetry

The lesson, message, or truth of a poem is the _________.

• stanza

• mood

• line

• theme

The overall feeling a poem creates for the readers is called the _________.

• theme

• mood

• rhyme

• rhythm

________ is the beat, sound, and feel of a poem.

• rhythm

• rhyme

• line

• stanza

A _________ is a single row of words in a poem.

• stanza

• rhyme

• line

• mood

True or False-

A line in a poem MUST be a complete sentence.

• True

• False

________ is the repeated pattern of a poem. (accented syllables)

• meter

• line

• mood

• stanza

True or False-

Rhyme describes words that have DIFFERENT ending sounds.

• True

• False

A _____________ is a group of lines in a poem.

• mood

• line

• group

• stanza

A person who writes poetry is called a _________.

How many stanzas does the poem "Snow Day" have?

• 12 stanzas

• 6 stanzas

• 3 stanzas