Elementary Poetry Assessment

A piece of writing that usually has figurative language and is written in separate lines which often have a repeated rhythm and sometimes rhyme.

• poem
• stanza
• line
• personification

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

• line
• stanza
• rhythm
• anonymous

When words have ending sounds that correspond to one another
Example:  cat and hat

• metaphor
• rhythm
• rhyme
• poem

A comparison of two things using "like" or "as"

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• stanza

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

• metaphor
• simile
• line
• stanza

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.

• metaphor
• simile
• personification
• imagery

A comparison of two things without using "like" or "as".

• personification
• poem
• metaphor
• simile

What is the figurative device that is an extreme exaggeration?

• simile
• hyperbole
• allusion
• symbol

Which sound device uses a pattern of rhyme?

• rhyme
• internal rhyme
• repetition
• rhyme scheme

Which poetry form is defined by its lack structure and has no specific pattern?

• limerick
• haiku
• free verse
• concrete poem