Exploring Elements of Poetry for 4th Graders

What are the three main purposes of poetry?

• To express emotions, create suspense, and provide information

• To tell a story, describe a situation, or appeal to the senses

• To entertain, inform, and persuade

• To rhyme, create rhythm, and use imagery

Which genre of poetry expresses the thoughts and feelings of the speaker?

• Lyric poetry

• Epic poetry

• Narrative poetry

• Concrete poetry

What is a stanza in poetry?

• A pattern of stressed syllables

• A type of rhyme scheme

• A group of lines within a poem

• A single line of text

What is the term for words with the same ending sounds at the end of lines or stanzas?

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Imagery

• Rhyming words

What literary device creates a beat through a pattern of stressed syllables?

• Personification

• Repetition

• Imagery

• Rhythm

Which literary device involves the repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of words or lines?

• Rhythm

• Onomatopoeia

• Imagery

• Alliteration

What is onomatopoeia?

• A word that imitates the sound it represents

• A pattern of stressed syllables

• A group of lines within a poem

• A type of rhyme scheme

What is the purpose of repetition in poetry?

• To create a beat

• To stress importance

• To describe a situation

• To tell a story

What does personification do in poetry?

• Gives human qualities to an animal or object

• Uses typeface and shape to reflect a topic

• Expresses the thoughts and feelings of the speaker

• Creates a pattern of stressed syllables

Who can the speaker in a poem be?

• A poet, a character, or a thing

• Only the poet

• Only a character

• Only an animal