Elements of Poetry Review

A piece of writing that uses techniques such as rhyme and rhythm to describe a feeling, event, or idea in a unique way

• poem

• story

• novel

• drama

A group of lines in a poem make up a

• line

• rhyme scheme

• stanza

• poem

Each line of words in a poem is called a

• line

• stanza

• rhyme

• rhythm

People who write poems are called

• playwrights

• poets

• authors

• writers

A feature of a poem such as rhyme, sound devices, and figurative language is called

• stanzas

• poetic devices

• figurative language

• rhythms

What is a line break?

• When the poet runs out of room in a poem

• When the poet adds extra space between the stanzas

• When the poet adds extra space between the lines

• When the poet decides to end a line and start a new one regardless of where they are in the sentence

What is a rhyme scheme?

• When the poet tries to make two words rhyme

• The ordered pattern of rhyming words at the end of each line

• A poem that rhymes

• When more than one word in a line rhymes