Elements of Poetry

A group of lines in a poem separated with a blank line space are...

• metaphor

• line

• simile

• stanza

A sentence, phrase, or word arranged into a single row is a..

• line

• rhythm

• stanza

• simile

What structure is poetry written in?

• sentences and paragraphs

• lines and paragraphs

• sentences and stanzas

• lines and stanzas

Using words to paint a picture in the reader's mind is known as...

• simile

• personification

• imagery

• rhyme

Repetition is..

• Makes a comparison without using like or as

• words created through the use of figurative language or vivid descriptions

• a repeating pattern of sounds or words

Which is an example of imagery?

• I enjoy reading.

• I feel hot, I hear the waves, my toes touch the sand.

• I love the stars like a woman loves her child.

• I like to hike.

Which is an example of a simile?

• I'm as hungry as a horse.

• bat, cat, rat

• Slam!

• It is rainy cats and dogs outside.

Birds bathe backward in the birdbath. This is an example of what element?

• simile

• alliteration

• metaphor

• meter

Poems may have a regular _________________, which is the repetition of similar sounds at the end of the words or lines.

• Meter

• Rhyme

• Alliteration

• Graphic Elements

Choose the correct element.

Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers

• Rhyme

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Metaphor