Elements of a Poem Review

What is the writer of a poem called? (Check all that apply)

• Speaker

• Poet

• Author

• Artist

The speaker and the poet the same person.

• True, only if the poem is written in the first person

• False, they are not always the same

• True, they are always the same person

What are the group of lines called?

• paragraphs

• sections

• verses

• stanzas

What is the end of the line called?

• End of a sentence

• A line break

• A space

• A new line

Why does EVERY word matter a lot in poems?

• Because the authors of poems are really clever.

• Because poems are condensed ideas. They contain a lot of information in few words.

• Because poetry always uses big vocabulary words that have a lot of different meanings.

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Every poem has a theme.

• True

• False

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Click on the statements that are NOT true.

• Poems always rhyme

• Anyone can be a poet

• Having perfect grammar and punctuation is important

• Poems do not have to be depressing

The following is an example of what?

"Rain pelted my skin"

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Imagery

• Symbolism

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The following is an example of what?

"The world was in their eyes"

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Imagery

• Symbolism

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The following is an example of what?

"My happiness was like the rising sun"

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Imagery

• Symbolism

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