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Elements of Poetry

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A group of lines that are together is called a __________.

a)

rhyme

b)

theme

c)

line

d)

stanza

2.

The number of syllables in a line and how they are accented creates the poem's "beat" or rhythm.

a)

meter

b)

line

c)

stanza

d)

theme

3.

The feeling the author is trying to convey.

a)

repetition

b)

mood

c)

theme

d)

rhyme

4.

A ______ is one line in a poem.

a)

stanza

b)

rhyme

c)

repetition

d)

line

5.

The _________ of the poem is the lesson or message the author is trying to convey.

a)

mood

b)

repetition

c)

theme

d)

stanza

6.

Sometimes words or phrases are repeated.

a)

repetition (refrain)

b)

line

c)

rhyme

d)

meter

7.

How many stanzas are in this poem?

a)

12

b)

3

c)

4

d)

8

8.

This poem contains...

a)

couplets

b)

quatrains

c)

octaves

9.

What is the rhyme scheme of the first stanza?

a)

AABB

b)

ABCB

c)

ABCD

d)

ABCA

10.

Words _________ if they have the same ending sounds.

a)

mood

b)

rhyme

c)

meter

d)

line