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WorksheetsElements of Poetry
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Mood
a)
the reader's feelings
b)
the author's feelings
c)
positive feelings
d)
negative feelings
2.
Tone
a)
Reader's Feelings
b)
Author's Feelings
c)
Happy Feelings
d)
Sad Feelings
3.
Symbolism
a)
the difference between the way something appears and what is actuyally true
b)
the author repeats a word, line or stanza
c)
division of lines into groups
d)
when something represents or stands for something else
4.
Meter
a)
words have the same ending sound
b)
word meaning; slang
c)
rhythm or beat established by poem
d)
dictionary meaning of word
5.
Rhyme
a)
words repeat beginning sounds
b)
Words have the same ending sound
c)
vowel sounds in words are repeated
d)
words have the same beginning sound
6.
Figurative Language
a)
Literary devices such as simile and hyperbole that are used to make poetry interesting
b)
different beats used to make a rhythm in the poem
c)
words used that appeal to the 5 senses
d)
speaker of the poem
7.
Figurative Language
a)
Literary devices such as simile and hyperbole that are used to make poetry interesting
b)
different beats used to make a rhythm in the poem
c)
words used that appeal to the 5 senses
d)
speaker of the poem
8.
Connotation
a)
meaning given to a word by society; slang
b)
meaning given to a word by your teacher
c)
meaning given to a word by the dictionary
d)
meaning given to a word by your mother
9.
Denotation
a)
meaning given to a word by society; slang
b)
meaning given to a word by your grandmother
c)
meaning given to a word by the dictionary
d)
meaning given to a word by Mrs. Smith
10.
Repetition
a)
words that have the same ending sound
b)
lines divided into groups
c)
words that appeal to the 5 senses
d)
Author repeats a word, line or phrase for emphasis
11.
Alliteration
a)
Words have the same beginning sound
b)
Words have the same middle vowel sound
c)
words have the same beat
d)
words have the same spelling
12.
Imagery
a)
Author uses literary devices to make the poem more interesting
b)
Author uses words that appeal to the 5 senses
c)
Author divides the lines into groups for excitement
d)
Author repeats a word or line for emphasis
13.
Irony
a)
The difference between what should happen and what does happen; a comical twist
b)
The speaker of the poem
c)
The difference between the meaning of two words
d)
The literal meaning is more important than the figurative meaning.
14.
Voice/POV
a)
The author of the poem
b)
The Narrator or a person telling the poem
c)
The Teacher who assigned the poem
d)
The Librarian who loves the poem
15.
Assonance
a)
Same beginning sounds
b)
Same ending sounds
c)
Same middle vowel sounds
d)
Same meaning
16.
Form
a)
Different Types of Poetry; example-limerick
b)
Different Authors of Poetry
c)
Different readers of Poetry
d)
Different students who listen to poetry
17.
Stanza
a)
Equipment to hold music
b)
An old TV show
c)
Lines of poetry grouped together to form "paragraphs"
d)
A new type of ice cream
18.
Word Order
a)
The order of the words
b)
Author varies word order for meaning and effect
c)
The words are in alphabetical order
d)
The order of the poem
19.
Onomotopeoia
a)
Words formed by sounding out the letters
b)
Words formed by the shape of your mouth
c)
Words formed by imitating the sound of the word
d)
Words formed by the movement of your tongue
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