Poetry Elements

The message about life that the poem conveys. 

• theme

• life's meaning 

• imagery 

• alliteration 

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew.

• The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.

• She sells seashells by the seashore.

• I wandered lonely as a cloud.

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• She is as brave as a lion.

• Time is a thief.

• He has a heart of stone.

Identify the poetic device used in the following line: "The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky."

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Identify the type of figurative language used in the following line: "Life is a highway that we travel on."

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Which of the following lines contains an example of onomatopoeia?

• The bees buzzed by the daisy.

• The lake was a mirror reflecting the sky.

• Love is a flame that burns in our heart.

• She was a shining star in the night.

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• She is as fast as the wind.

• His words were music to her ears.

• The sun smiled down on us.

Identify the poetic device used in the following line: "The thunder roared and the lightning cracked."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

Which of the following is an example of an oxymoron?

• Act naturally.

• She is as light as a feather.

• He could hear the sound of silence.

• The stars whispered secrets to the night.

Which of the following lines contains an example of assonance?

• The light of the fire is a sight.

• Whales in the wake like capes and Alps quake.

• The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew.

• He clasps the crag with crooked hands.