Poetic Elements Quiz

Rhyme, Imagery, Alliteration, Repetition, Tone, and Mood are poetic elements.

• True

• False

Poems that rhyme have this quality.

• Repeating sounds in the middle of each line

• Repeating sounds at the beginning of lines

• Repeating sounds at the end of lines

• Repeating sounds everywhere in the poem

The following words, around, sound and ground are represented in which poetic element?

• Alliteration

• Repetition

• Imagery

• Rhyme

Rut and believed are rhyming words.

• True

• False

Imagery appeals to the five senses...sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste.

• True

• False

Which pair of words below is an example of imagery?

• flowers and plants

• blanket of clouds

• feet and hands

• skipping into

What is alliteration?

• Rhyming words in a poem

• Repeated words in a poem

• The repetition of initial consonant sounds in poetry.

• The author's attitude in a poem

Which poetic element uses a word, phrase, or clause more than once?

• Repetition

• Alliteration

• Mood

• Imagery

What is the author's attitude towards his or her audience or subject?

• Rhyme

• Tone

• Mood

• Alliteration

Mood is the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage.

• True

• False