WorksheetsPoetic Elements & Types of Poetry
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 11mins
Her sweatshirt is green like the leaves on a tree in early spring.
Hyperbole
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
I'm so hungry that I could eat an entire cow!
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
Personification
There was an old man from Peru
Who dreamt he was eating his shoe.
He awoke in a fright
In the middle of the night
And found it was perfectly true.
Ballad
Free Verse
Limerick
Haiku
A type of poetry that has no real rhyme or pattern
Haiku
Ballad
Limerick
Free Verse
What is a haiku?
A poem with 14 lines
A poem with a specific rhyme scheme
A Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five
A long narrative poem
Two lines of poetry that rhyme:
Limerick
Quatrain
Couplet
Haiku
Which of the following is true about stanzas in a poem?
They must all have the same number of lines.
They separate ideas or themes within the poem.
They are only used in free verse poetry.
They must follow a specific rhyme scheme.
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
The classroom was a zoo.
The moon was like a ghostly ship sailing through the night.
The rain kissed my cheeks as it fell.
The bees buzzed angrily.
What is rhyme in poetry?
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
The repetition of vowel sounds in the middle of words
The repetition of sounds at the end of words
The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities
What does a simile do?
It directly states that one thing is another.
It uses "like" or "as" to compare two different things.
It gives human qualities to non-human things.
It repeats the same sounds at the beginning of words.
Choose the metaphor from the options below.
The computer is as slow as a snail.
His heart is a cold iron.
She sings like an angel.
My backpack weighs 5 million tons.
Identify the poetic device used in the following line: "The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky."
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Evaluating the tone of a poem can help the reader understand:
The poem's rhyme scheme
The poet's feelings and attitudes
The exact meaning of each word
The historical context of the poem
Rain, rain, go away!
All the children want to play.
Rain, rain, go away!
Come again another day.
Which poetic element is shown by the phrase, "rain, rain, go away"?
Rhyme
Repetition
