Elements of Poetry

What is the term used to describe the pattern of rhymes in a poem?

• poetic rhyme

• rhyme pattern

• rhyme scheme

• verse scheme

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

What is the term used to describe the divisions of a poem, usually separated by spaces?

• phrases

• lines

• verses

• stanzas

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

What is the term used to describe a person who writes poems?

• poet

• narrator

• speaker

• author

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the term used to describe the point at which a line of poetry ends?

• line break

• verse break

• poetry stop

• end point

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the term used to describe the repetition of similar sounds at the end of words?

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• alliteration

• rhyme

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the term used to describe the use of vivid or descriptive language to create mental images?

• imagery

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is the term used to describe the main idea or underlying message of a poem?

• rhyme

• theme

• stanza

• meter

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is the term used to describe language that goes beyond the literal meaning to create a special effect or meaning?

• symbolic language

• figurative language

• metaphorical language

• poetic language

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the term used to describe the repetition of words, phrases, or lines in a poem?

• repetition

• alliteration

• metaphor

• rhyme

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the term used to describe the overall feeling or atmosphere created by a poem?

• tone

• mood

• style

• theme

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4