Library Poetry Elements

Birds bathe backward in the birdbath. This is an example of what element?

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

In this line of the poem, "Far Away, buzzers buzz and school bells ring, what element are the words buzz and ring?

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• stanza

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which is an example of rhyme?

• We love school. School is cool.
• My hat is red. My hat is blue.
• Singing loud as a siren.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which is an example of imagery?

• I feel hot, I hear the waves, my toes touch the sand.
• I love the stars like a woman loves her child
• I enjoy reading 

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Repetition is..

• Makes a comparison without using like or as
• Words created through the use of figurative language or vivid descriptions
• A repeating pattern of sounds or words 

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What type of poetry does not follow any regular rhythm or rhyme scheme?

• Lyric
• Narrative
• Ballad
• Free Verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

What type of poetry tells a story?

• Narrative
• Limerick
• Haiku
• Free verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

What do we call it when the same sound is repeated? Hint: this is usually found at the end of lines of poetry.

• Rhythm
• Rhyme
• Meter
• Figurative language

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

A sentence, phrase, or word arranged into a single row.

• line
• stanza
• rhythm
• anonymous

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

What structure is poetry written in?

• Sentences & paragraphs
• Sentences & stanzas
• Lines & paragraphs
• Lines & stanzas

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D