Poetry genre elements

Which of the following would NOT be seen in poetry?

• cause and effect structure

• figurative language

• rhyme

• rhythm

What is the author's main purpose in poetry?

• teach

• inform

• explain

• persuade

What summary is used with poetry?

• who, what, when, where, why

• beginning, middle, end

• somebody wanted, but, so, then

• main idea, purpose, details

What are the parts of a poem called?

• rhyme and rhythm

• stanzas and lines

• paragraphs and conclusions

• claim and counterclaim

What of the following is a type of figurative language?

• main idea

• simile

• stanza

• theme

A poem must have rhyme to be a poem.

• true

• False

A poem can NOT tell a story.

• True

• False

What do you call the overall feeling you get when reading a poem?

• theme

• claim

• mood

• stanza

Writers often use sensory language in a poem. What is sensory language?

• Figurative language and detailed description that appeals to the senses

• text evidence

• theme

• author's purpose

What do you call the perspective of the speaker/narrator in a poem?

• mood

• figurative language

• point of view

• summary