Elements of Poetry

Front

Words that sound alike at the end of a line create ___________.

Back

rhyme

Front

The person who writes poetry is called a ______________.

Back

poet

Front

Which word pairs are an example of rhyme? Options: say, sand; play, playground; sand, land; sand, beach

Back

sand, land

Front

Poems are usually written in short groups of lines similar to paragraphs called ______________.

Back

stanzas

Front

When a line in a poem comes to the end, we call this a _______ __________.

Back

line break

Front

The pattern in a poem that creates a musical quality or beat is called the ____________.

Back

rhythm

Front

One line of a poem is called a __________.

Back

verse

Front

Poets often use imagery and figurative ________________.

Back

language

Front

Mr. Hawkins is as silly as a goose is an example of a ___________.

Back

simile

Front

The last 2 lines are an example of ____________________.

Back

repetition