Elements of Poetry

In the context of poetry, how would you describe alliteration?

• The repetition of ending consonant sounds in words

• The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words

• The comparison of two different things using like or as

• The musical quality of a poem

What does imagery do in poetry?

• Creates a picture in the reader’s mind
• Gives things that are not human, the personalities or actions of humans
• A rhythmic pattern in poetry that is usually repeated
• The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words

What is the purpose of personification in poetry?

• A comparison of two unlike things using like or as
• The repetition of sounds, words, phrases, or whole lines in a poem
• Giving things that are not human, the personalities or actions of humans
• The message about life that the poem conveys

What is a simile in poetry?

• A rhythmic pattern in poetry that is usually repeated
• A comparison of two different things using like or as
• The repetition of ending consonant sounds in words
• The musical quality of a poem

What does metaphor do in poetry?

• The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words
• A comparison of two different things. Doesn’t use like or as
• Sound words
• Creates a picture in the reader’s mind

What is the definition of meter in poetry?

• The repetition of ending consonant sounds in words
• A rhythmic pattern in poetry that is usually repeated
• The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words
• The comparison of two different things using like or as

What is the purpose of rhyme in poetry?

• A rhythmic pattern in poetry that is usually repeated
• The repetition of sounds, words, phrases, or whole lines in a poem
• Words that end in the same sound, end rhyme
• The musical quality of a poem

What is a rhyme scheme in poetry?

• The pattern of rhymes
• A division in a poem named for the number of lines it contains
• The message about life that the poem conveys
• The attitude or mood the author creates

What is the definition of rhythm in poetry?

• The repetition of ending consonant sounds in words
• The musical quality of a poem
• A rhythmic pattern in poetry that is usually repeated
• The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words

What is the purpose of hyperbole in poetry?

• A deliberate exaggeration
• The repetition of sounds, words, phrases, or whole lines in a poem
• Giving things that are not human, the personalities or actions of humans
• The message about life that the poem conveys