Middle School Poetry

Which word means "the feelings or emotions a poem is trying to show"?

• Mood

• Tone

• Alliteration

• Rhythm

Which word is the best way to describe "rhythm"?

• Pattern

• Rhyme

• Tone

• Beat

A paragraph in a poem is also called a _______.

• Stanza

• Paragraph

• Group

• Lines

What is a group of words in a poem called?

• A line

• A beat

• A rhythm

• A group

What is imagery?

• Drawing an illustration for a poem.

• Using the five senses to create a picture.

• Using adjectives and adverbs in a sentence.

• A movie clip for a poem.

Which sentence below shows personification?

• The air was cold.

• The sun is bright yellow.

• The cat raced down the hall.

• The leaves danced in the wind.

Which sentence below is a simile?

• She runs as fast as a cheetah.

• She runs fast.

• She is a fast runner.

• She and a cheetah run fast.

How are alliterations and repetitions different?

• Alliterations repeat a letter, repetitions repeat a word or phrase

• Alliterations are only at the beginning, repetitions are at the end

• Alliterations start with vowels, repetitions start with consonants.

• They aren't

Where would we mostly like see an onomatopoeia?

• With a noun

• With a adjective

• With a verb

• With a conjunction

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