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Figurative Language and Elements of Poetry

Quiz by Paula A

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  • Q1
    What term describes the feeling the reader gets when reading a poem?
    Theme
    Tone
    Mood
    Rhythm
    30s
  • Q2
    How does the author convey their emotional attitude in a poem?
    Theme
    Tone
    Mood
    Imagery
    30s
  • Q3
    What is the central message or lesson learned in a poem called?
    Theme
    Stanza
    Rhyme Scheme
    Tone
    30s
  • Q4
    What is a couplet?
    A two-line stanza
    A four-line stanza
    A three-line stanza
    A single line in a poem
    30s
  • Q5
    Which term refers to words and expressions that make a poem more engaging?
    Imagery
    Mood
    Figurative Language
    Theme
    30s
  • Q6
    What is personification?
    A rhyme scheme
    A common idiom
    A type of metaphor
    Giving human traits to non-living things
    30s
  • Q7
    What is a simile?
    A rhyme scheme
    An exaggerated statement
    A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
    A type of alliteration
    30s
  • Q8
    What type of figurative language is 'pow' and 'whoosh'?
    Imagery
    Hyperbole
    Onomatopoeia
    Alliteration
    30s
  • Q9
    What does imagery do in a poem?
    Establishes rhyme
    Defines the theme
    Sets the mood
    Creates images in the mind of the reader
    30s
  • Q10
    What term describes the feeling a reader gets when reading a poem?
    Theme
    Mood
    Tone
    Imagery
    30s
  • Q11
    Which element of poetry indicates the author's attitude in a poem?
    Mood
    Tone
    Theme
    Rhythm
    30s
  • Q12
    What is the term for the message or lesson learned in a poem?
    Imagery
    Theme
    Rhythm
    Mood
    30s
  • Q13
    How do poets create rhythm in their poems?
    With rhyme schemes
    By using patterns of line lengths
    By using stanzas
    Through figurative language
    30s
  • Q14
    What is a rhyme scheme?
    The pattern of rhyming words
    The arrangement of stanzas
    The emotional tone of a poem
    The number of lines in a poem
    30s
  • Q15
    What is a stanza in poetry?
    A group of lines in a poem
    A type of figurative language
    The message of the poem
    A single line of poetry
    30s

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