Poetic Devices

Poetry is a form of literary expression that uses language to evoke emotions, create vivid imagery, and convey ____.

• Rhymes

• Complex ideas

• Short stories

• Dialogue

The enduring appeal of poetry lies in its ability to capture the essence of ____.

• Historical events

• Human experience and emotion

• Scientific facts

• Fictional characters

Poetic devices are special tools used to make poetry more ____.

• Structured

• Interesting

• Lengthy

• Confusing

The beat or cadence of a poem is called ____.

• Meter

• Rhyme

• Rhythm

• Alliteration

A syllable that is spoken with more force is called a ____ syllable.

• Stressed

• Unstressed

• Silent

• Short

In the word 'butterfly,' the stressed syllable is ____.

• But

• Ter

• Fly

• None

Meter is the rhythmic structure of a poem, created by patterns of ____ and unstressed syllables.

• Stressed

• Silent

• Long

• Short

A pair of syllables in poetry is called a ____.

• Line

• Foot

• Stanza

• Verse

A poem with five feet per line is written in ____.

• Tetrameter

• Pentameter

• Hexameter

• Trimeter

The iambic meter consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a ____ syllable.

• Stressed

• Silent

• Short

• Long