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Elements of Poetry

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 27mins

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

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

a)

stanzas

b)

lines

c)

rhyme

d)

figurative language

5.
A _______ in a poem is like a sentence in a paragraph.  
a)
stanza
b)
line
c)
rhyme 
d)
figurative language
6.
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
7.

A group of lines in a poem:

a)

Stanza

b)

Line

c)

Sentence

d)

Paragraph

8.

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.

9.
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
10.
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!
11.
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
12.

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

13.

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

14.
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
15.

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

16.

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

17.
"The man was a constant and steady rock." This is an example of  _____________________________. 
a)
Simile
b)
Personification
c)
Metaphor 
d)
Style
18.

What is a poet?

a)

The author of a poem

b)

The director of a drama

c)

The writer of a story

d)

The performer of a play

19.

How many stanzas does the poem "Snow Day" have?

a)

12 stanzas

b)

6 stanzas

c)

3 stanzas

20.
Simile or Metaphor?
My brother was boiling mad.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
21.
Simile or Metaphor?
The assignment was a breeze.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor