Meaning in Poetry

What element of poetry does this sentence show?

• similie

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• rhyme

In this line of the poem, "Far Away, buzzers buzz and school bells ring, what element are the words buzz and ring?

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• stanza

A collection of words written to inspire ideas, imagination, or emotion in the reader.

• poet

• poem

• theme

• mood

A truth, lesson or message about life in a poem or other literary text.

• poet

• poem

• theme

• mood

The feeling a poet or author is trying to convey, or make the reader feel.

• poet

• poem

• theme

• mood

A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in other kinds of text.

• line

• meter

• rhyme

• stanza

When text has movement with a regular repeating pattern; the beat, sound and feel of a poem.

• free verse

• rhythm

• couplet

• hyperbole

A reference to a well-known person, place, thing or event of historical, cultural, or literary importance. The reader must use background knowledge to understand the meaning.

• metaphor

• simile

• oxymoron

• allusion

The number and style of accented syllables in a line. These are written in a repeated pattern.

• line

• meter

• rhyme

• stanza

A type of poetry with no form or structure.

• free verse

• rhythm

• couplet

• hyperbole