Elements of Poetry and Figurative Language

What is hyperbole?

• A literal statement meant to convey truth.

• An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

• A type of metaphor that compares two unlike things.

• A form of understatement that minimizes the truth.

What is simile?

• A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as.'

• A type of metaphor that does not use 'like' or 'as.'

• A literary device that exaggerates for emphasis.

• A phrase that describes something in a literal sense.

What is a rhyme scheme?

• A type of poem that uses alliteration

• The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem, often described using letters to indicate which lines rhyme.

• A method of writing poetry without any specific structure

• A technique used to create imagery in poetry.

What is a theme in poetry?

• The theme is the central idea or message that the poet conveys through the poem.

• The theme is the rhyme scheme used in the poem.

• The theme is the number of stanzas in the poem.

• The theme is the poet's choice of words and language style.

What is a couplet?

• A pair of lines in a poem that usually rhyme and have the same meter.

• A type of stanza with three lines.

• A poetic form that consists of a single line.

• A rhyme scheme that alternates between two different sounds.

What is personification?

• A figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract ideas.

• A type of metaphor that compares two unlike things directly.

• A literary device that uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect.

• A technique that involves the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

What is a stanza?

• A stanza is a type of poem that has a specific theme.

• A stanza is a grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space from other stanzas.

• A stanza is a literary device used to create rhythm in poetry.

• A stanza is a single line of verse in a poem.

What is a line in poetry?

• A stanza in a poem.

• A single row of words in a poem.

• A type of rhyme scheme.

• A collection of verses.

What is an onomatopoeia?

• A word that describes a feeling or emotion.

• A word that imitates the sound it represents.

• A word that has the same meaning as another word.

• A word that is used to create a rhyme.

Do all poems contain rhyme?

• True, all poems must rhyme.

• False. Not all poems have to rhyme; some poems are written in free verse.

• Only traditional poems contain rhyme.

• All poems contain at least one rhyme.