Elements of Poetry

Select all the elements of melody in the following poem.

She sells seashells by the seashore,

The shells she sells are seashells, I’m sure.

So if she sells seashells on the seashore,

Then I’m sure she sells seashore shells.

• Alliteration

• Rhyme

• Consonance

• Assonance

What is the best definition of Figurative Language?

• Language that is supposed to be confusing to the reader.

• Words that often don't relate to the conversation and should not be used.

• Inappropriate words and phrases that are foolish to use.

• The use of words that go beyond their literal or actual meaning.

What is onomatopoeia?

• The repetition of letters in a line of poetry

• the repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetry

• a word that imitates a sound

• the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry

“Did a shadow fall across the moon or did the moon simply go out, extinguished as abruptly and completely as a candle? There was still the sound of leaves, a terrified, terrifying rushing. All light was gone. Darkness was complete. Suddenly the wind was gone, and all sound. Meg felt that Calvin was being torn from her. When she reached for him her fingers touched nothing.” What is the mood of his passage?

• Sad

• Frightening

• Magical

• Joyous

Which element of poetry is been used in the following line?

"Seven snakes slithered silently."

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Rhyme

• Repetition

Poems evoke emotions and set an atmosphere or a tone for the reader.

• Mood

• Meter

• Form

• Thought

A vivid description using the five senses.

• metaphor

• imagery

• personification

"The wind whined through the willows" is an example of:

• Simile

• Tone

• Alliteration

• Repetition

A group of lines in a poem separated with a blank line space.

• metaphor
• simile
• line
• stanza

Patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem create meter or poetic rhythm.

• Imagery

• Thought

• Meter

• Melody