Exploring Elements of Poetry for 4th Graders

What are the three main purposes of poetry?

• To express emotions, create suspense, and provide information

• To tell a story, describe a situation, or appeal to the senses

• To entertain, inform, and persuade

• To rhyme, create rhythm, and use imagery

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which genre of poetry expresses the thoughts and feelings of the speaker?

• Lyric poetry

• Epic poetry

• Narrative poetry

• Concrete poetry

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is a stanza in poetry?

• A pattern of stressed syllables

• A type of rhyme scheme

• A group of lines within a poem

• A single line of text

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the term for words with the same ending sounds at the end of lines or stanzas?

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Imagery

• Rhyming words

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What literary device creates a beat through a pattern of stressed syllables?

• Personification

• Repetition

• Imagery

• Rhythm

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which literary device involves the repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of words or lines?

• Rhythm

• Onomatopoeia

• Imagery

• Alliteration

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is onomatopoeia?

• A word that imitates the sound it represents

• A pattern of stressed syllables

• A group of lines within a poem

• A type of rhyme scheme

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What is the purpose of repetition in poetry?

• To create a beat

• To stress importance

• To describe a situation

• To tell a story

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What does personification do in poetry?

• Gives human qualities to an animal or object

• Uses typeface and shape to reflect a topic

• Expresses the thoughts and feelings of the speaker

• Creates a pattern of stressed syllables

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Who can the speaker in a poem be?

• A poet, a character, or a thing

• Only the poet

• Only a character

• Only an animal

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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