Elements of Poetry

How many stanzas does this poem have?

• 5

• 18

How many lines does the second stanza have?

• 3

• 2

• 4

Which figurative device is present in the poem "Dreams" by Langston Hughes?

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

What rhyme scheme does this poem have?

"Your teeth are like stars;

They come out at night.

They come back at dawn

When they're ready to bite."

• abab

• abcd

• abcb

• acba

Which figurative device(s) is being used in?

A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

• personification

• metaphor

• imagery

• onomatopoeia

Which is the rhyme scheme in this poem?

"Hey, diddle, diddle,

The cat and the fiddle,

The cow jumped over the moon;

The little dog laughed

To see such sport,

And the dish ran away with the spoon. "

• ababdc

• aabbcc

• aabcba

• aabcdb

A poem with six stanzas is called a

• monostitch

• quatrain

• sestet

• quintain

A poem with 14 lines and strict rhyming pattern is called a sonnet.

• true

• false

A poem that is funny is called an ode.

• true

• false

Meter occurs when there is a regular, repetitive rhythm pattern.

• true

• false