nico reading 1.2

Which option best summarizes the main idea of the 'Elements of Poetry' section?

• Sensory language is only about things you can smell.
• Poetry uses different tools like free verse, comparisons, and sensory words to create images and emotions.
• Poetry always uses rhymes to create images.
• Only free verse poetry can create images in a reader's mind.

You want to write a poem that makes a reader feel like they are at a busy market. Which element would best help you describe the market's sounds and smells?

• Metaphor
• Free verse
• Rhyme
• Sensory language

A poem uses lines that do not rhyme, and it compares a person to a lion without using 'like' or 'as'. What two elements are present?

• Rhyme and simile
• Sensory language and rhyme
• Simile and free verse
• Free verse and metaphor

Which statement best describes free verse poetry?

• It has lines that do not rhyme.
• It must follow a specific meter pattern.
• It creates a song-like rhythm.
• It always uses a strict rhyme scheme.

The phrase "Her laughter was music to my ears" is what kind of comparison?

• Free verse
• Simile
• Rhyme
• Metaphor

The sentence, "The clouds floated by like fluffy cotton balls," is an example of what literary device?

• Sensory language
• Free verse
• Simile
• Metaphor

If a writer says, "Her voice was as smooth as silk," what does that simile suggest about her voice?

• It was very loud.
• It was gentle and pleasant.
• It was rough and scratchy.
• It was difficult to hear.

When a poet writes, "The politician was a snake," what does the metaphor suggest about the politician?

• They moved very quickly.
• They were sly and untrustworthy.
• They were long and thin.
• They were cold-blooded.

A comparison of two unlike things that does not use the words 'like' or 'as' is called a what?

• Free verse
• Simile
• Metaphor
• Rhyme

What literary device makes a comparison between two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'?

• Simile
• Free Verse
• Rhyme
• Metaphor