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Elements of Poetry

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a comparison of unlike things using "like" or "as"?
a)
personification
b)
verse
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
2.
What is imagery?
a)
An exaggeration
b)
A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally
c)
The same beginning sound repeated
d)
Words or phrases that appeal to the 5 senses
3.

True or False: Mood is the author's ATTITUDE toward the subject

a)

True

b)

False

4.
The _________ are like paragraphs in a poem. 
a)
stanzas
b)
lines
c)
rhyme scheme
d)
figurative language
5.

The repetition of sound at the END of words is called ________.

a)

stanzas

b)

lines

c)

rhyme

d)

figurative language

6.
A _______ in a poem is like a sentence in a paragraph.  
a)
stanza
b)
line
c)
rhyme 
d)
figurative language
7.
Language that reveals the five senses. It helps you to easily see an image of a story in your head. 
a)
imagery
b)
rhyme scheme
c)
mood
d)
figurative language
8.
Words or phrases that are used in a creative way to "spice" up a story or poem. Examples are similes, metaphors, and personification. 
a)
imagery
b)
rhyme scheme
c)
mood
d)
figurative language
9.

How the poem makes you FEEL is the...

a)

imagery

b)

rhyme scheme

c)

mood

d)

figurative language

10.

A group of lines in a poem:

a)

Stanza

b)

Line

c)

Sentence

d)

Paragraph

11.

Give an example of personification

a)

I am so hungry I could eat a horse!

b)

The sun is like a light bulb.

c)

The sun smiled at us.

d)

The tree was large.

12.
What is personification?
a)
The same beginning sound repeated
b)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
c)
A word that is a sound
d)
An exaggeration
13.
Identify the simile below...
a)
The tree danced in the wind.
b)
She is as tall as a tree!
c)
That cat is the devil.
d)
My backpack weighs a thousand tons!
14.
What is an idiom?
a)
A comparison not using like or as
b)
An exaggeration
c)
A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally
d)
The same beginning sounds repeated
15.
A group of lines in a poem is called a _________.
a)
Stanza
b)
Line
c)
Sentence
d)
Paragraph
16.
Which poetry term refers to the writer of the poem?
a)
Poet
b)
Speaker
c)
Stanza
d)
Line
17.
What is poetry?
a)
A piece of literature that shows expression and feelings.
b)
A funny story.
c)
A short story that has a happy ending.
d)
A literary work that has characters.
18.

The message or moral about what the poem or story tells is called:

Examples: friendship, bravery, courage

a)

Alliteration

b)

Tone

c)

Theme

d)

Stanza

19.
True or False: Tone is the feeling the audience gets when reading a piece of literature
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Ms. R's favorite poet growing up was...
a)
Shel Silverstein
b)
Dr. Seuss
21.
Hyperboles are phrases that
a)
compare two unlike things
b)
exaggerate
c)
give person-like qualities to animals and things
d)
have a different meaning than the words.
22.

Which figurative language uses the repetition of vowel and consonant sounds at the END of words?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Rhyme

c)

Repetition

d)

Onomatopoeia

23.
The pattern of rhyming sounds at the end of lines in a poem (ex. A, B, B, A)
a)
Free Verse
b)
Repetition
c)
Rhyme Scheme
24.

In stanza 2, what are the rhyming words? Click the picture/magnifying glass to make it larger.

a)

you, blue

b)

own, alone

c)

sea, me

d)

fair, there

25.
What is rhyme scheme?
a)
I don't know. 
b)
Don't care. 
c)
Don't like poetry.
d)
The pattern of the rhyme in a poem. 
26.

What is the RHYME SCHEME of this poem?

--

Roses are red,

We have the FLU.

I can't smell anything

And neither can YOU

a)

A, C, A, B

b)

A, B, C, B

c)

A, B, C, C

d)

A, B, A, B

27.
What is the rhyme scheme for the poem “Dreams”?

Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
a)
AABB
b)
ABAB
c)
ABCB
28.

What is the rhyme scheme? Click the picture/magnifying glass to make it larger.

a)

AA BB CC

b)

A B A B

c)

AA BB AA

d)

A B C B

29.
Instead of a paragraph, in poetry we call the chunks...
a)
stanzas
b)
sections
c)
staza
d)
stan
30.

What is the rhyme scheme in stanza 4? Click the picture/magnifying glass to make it larger.

a)

AA

b)

BB

c)

CC

d)

DD

31.

Which term means "the writer's attitude?

a)

mood

b)

tone

c)

point of view

d)

feeling

32.

Mood is...

a)

the feeling a text gives to readers.

b)

the attitude of the writer

c)

the point of view

d)

the genre of a text

33.

The tone in the quote is...

a)

upsetting

b)

depressing

c)

motivational

d)

romantic

34.

Which type of figurative language uses the repetition of vowel and consonant sounds at the BEGINNING of words?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Rhyme

c)

Repetition

d)

Onomatopoeia

35.

Figurative Language makes up a HUGE part of poetry.

a)

True

b)

False

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