Elements of Poetry

True or False: All poems must rhyme.

• True
• False

What device is a comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as" ?

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Alliteration
• Hyberbole

What device is a comparison of two unlike things which says one thing IS another?

• Hyperbole
• Alliteration
• Metaphor
• Simile

Which literary device is an extreme exaggeration? 

• Metaphor
• Alliteration
• Personification
• Hyperbole

What is "onomatopoeia" ?

• An exaggeration
• Sound words
• Rhyming words
• A form of imagery

What are words or phrases repeated throughout the poem?

• rhyme scheme
• rhythm
• repetition
• rhyme

What is the use of words to create pictures in your mind, appealing to the five senses?

• stanza
• onomatopoeia
• optical illusion
• imagery

What are words that imitate sounds?

• onomatopoeia
• personification
• simile
• synonyms

What is personification?

• A person emphasizing something in a poem.
• An object or animal taking on human characteristics.
• A type of poem that tells about a person's life.
• A type of poetry that uses metaphors to describe a person.

Which poetry term refers to a group of lines arranged together in a poem?

• a)  Poet
• b)  Speaker
• c)  Stanza
• d)  Lines