Understanding Poetry

Poetry is a form of literary art that uses rhythmic and aesthetic language to evoke feelings and imagery.

• It is a form of literary art.

• It is a scientific theory.

• It is a type of cuisine.

• It is a mathematical theorem.

What's the purpose? Fill in the blank: To express ______ and emotions!!

• To express feelings and emotions!!

• To express ideas and emotions!!

• To express words and emotions!!

• To express thoughts and emotions!!

Rhyme in poetry is the repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, usually at the end of lines.

• It is the repetition of similar sounds in words.

• It is the repetition of words.

• It is the use of metaphorical language.

• It is the arrangement of stanzas.

What is imagery in poetry? It refers to the use of vivid descriptive language that appeals to the senses.

• It refers to the use of vivid descriptive language that appeals to the senses.

• It is a type of musical beat in poetry.

• It is a complex metaphorical structure.

• It is the repeated rhyme scheme.

Metaphors in poetry refer to a figure of speech that describes an object or concept by comparing it implicitly with something else.

• A direct comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A figure of speech that describes an object by comparing it implicitly with something else

• An exaggeration for emphasis

• A literal description of objects

Repetition in poetry is defined as the deliberate recurrence of words or phrases.

• A poetic device that consists of the deliberate recurrence of words or phrases.

• A musical instrument used in recitations.

• An unintended mistake in writing.

• A rhetorical question with no purpose.

What is personification in poetry?

• Giving human characteristics to non-human things

• Using similes to compare objects to humans

• Writing in rhymes

• Using metaphors to indirectly compare two things

What is alliteration in poetry? Choose one of the options below.

• The repetition of vowel sounds

• The repetition of consonant sounds

• The repetition of initial consonant sounds

• A type of rhyme scheme

Which word rhymes with 'SAME'?

• Lame

• Game

• Fame

Which word rhymes with 'GAME'?

• Same

• Fame

• Tame