Poetry Basics

"Paragraphs" in poems are called what?

• Lines

• Groups

• Stanzas

• Phrases

The "sentences" or phrases in a poem are called...

• Stanzas

• Phrases

• Clauses

• Lines

When lines of a poem end in the same sound

• Alliteration

• Rhyme Scheme

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

The (blank) of a poem is inferred by the READER

• Tone

• Mood

• Rhyme

• Intent

The (blank) of a poem is set by the AUTHOR

• Tone

• Mood

• Intent

• Feeling

When a poem uses words or phrases over and over it is called

• Boring

• Creativity

• Repetition

• Flow

A poem uses repetition in order to...

• Make the reader bored

• Make the reader interested

• Make the reader pay attention to something

• Make the reader stop focusing

The sneaky snake slithered down the hall. This is an example of...

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

The bee buzzed through the air

• Simile

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

The store is a million miles away!

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Personification