Elements of poetry
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- Q1What is alliteration in poetry?Repetition of vowel soundsRepeating the same word or phraseA comparison using 'like' or 'as'Repetition of initial consonant sounds30s
- Q2What is personification in poetry?A grammatical break within a lineGiving human qualities to non-human entitiesA comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'A group of lines in a poem30s
- Q3What is imagery in poetry?Repeating the same word or phraseA pause to take a breathThe comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'The use of vivid language to create mental images30s
- Q4What is a metaphor in poetry?A comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'A comparison using 'like' or 'as'Repeating the same word or phraseA group of lines in a poem30s
- Q5What is a stanza in poetry?A group of lines that form a unit in a poemA comparison using 'like' or 'as'Giving human qualities to non-human entitiesRepeating the same word or phrase30s
- Q6What is meter in poetry?The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetryA break between stanzasA complete sentence within a lineRepeating the same word or phrase30s
- Q7What is a simile in poetry?The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetryA group of lines in a poemA comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'A comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'30s
- Q8What is onomatopoeia in poetry?Giving human qualities to non-human entitiesWords that sound like the sound they representA grammatical break within a lineA comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'30s
- Q9What is a line break in poetry?A pause to take a breathA grammatical break within a lineA break between stanzasThe point at which one line ends and another begins30s
- Q10What is the definition of rhyme in poetry?The repetition of sounds at the end of words in a line of poetry.The main idea or message behind a poem.The use of words that imitate the sounds they describe.The regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.30s
- Q11What literary term describes the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of multiple words in a sentence?PersonificationAlliterationMetaphorHyperbole30s
- Q12What is the name of the repeating pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem?AlliterationRhymeMetaphorMeter30s
- Q13What literary device uses exaggeration to create emphasis or effect?HyperboleMetaphorSimileAlliteration30s
- Q14What is the term for the feeling a reader gets from a poem's atmosphere and tone?MoodRhymeMeterAlliteration30s
- Q15What is the difference between a stanza and a line in poetry?A line is a single row of words, while a stanza is a group of lines arranged togetherA line is a group of words, while a stanza is a single row of wordsA stanza is always written in iambic pentameter, while a line is notA stanza has a certain number of syllables, while a line does not30s