Elements of Poetry

A _______ is an extreme exaggeration used to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor.

• hyperbole

• personification

• simile

• figurative langue

A poem is divided into what?

• sentences

• stanzas

• paragraphs

• passages

The point at which a line of poetry ends

• refrain

• line break

• stanza

• period

When a line or lines are repeated in a poem or song it is called the

• refrain

• lyric

• tune

• melody

Poetry that has no fixed meter, rhyme, line length, or stanza arrangement is called

• end rhyme

• middle rhyme

• metaphor

• free verse

A _______ uses like or as to compare two unlike things.

• simile

• metaphor

• extended metaphor

• personification

A _______ compares or equates two different things and does not use like or as in the comparison

• simile

• metaphor

• extended metaphor

• personification

True or False Mood is how you feel when you read or listen to something. It evokes certain feelings or vibes by using words and descriptions.

• True

• False

______ gives a human quality to an animal, object, or idea.

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Simile

• Mood