placeholder image to represent content

Poetry Elements

Quiz by Aubrey Cripps

Our brand new solo games combine with your quiz, on the same screen

Correct quiz answers unlock more play!

New Quizalize solo game modes
17 questions
Show answers
  • Q1
    occurrence​ of the same letter or sound at the beginning or sound at the beginning of closely connected words
    Question Image
    free verse
    assonance
    alliteration
    repetition
    30s
  • Q2
    using words that imitate the sound that they are associated with
    Question Image
    dell
    rumbel
    rattle
    onomatopoeia
    30s
  • Q3
    Repetition of sounds at the end of words, Identical or very similar recurring final sounds in words usually at the end of lines of a poem.
    Question Image
    free verse
    rhyme
    ABAB
    repetition
    30s
  • Q4
    a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind using the connectors "like/as"
    Question Image
    onomatopoeia
    metaphor
    alliteration
    simile
    30s
  • Q5
    giving human characteristics to something non human
    Question Image
    foreshadowing
    simile
    personification
    metaphor
    30s
  • Q6
    a figure of speech involving the direct comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind
    Question Image
    theme
    metaphor
    personfication
    simile
    30s
  • Q7
    a "paragraph" of poetry
    Question Image
    paragraph
    stanza
    sensa
    stinza
    30s
  • Q8
    two lines, one immediately after the other, that contain end rhyme
    Question Image
    couplets
    limerick
    mono
    triplet
    30s
  • Q9
    poetry that does not follow specific rules, styles, or formats
    Question Image
    free verse
    frozen verse
    strict verse
    standard verse
    30s
  • Q10
    A long poem that tells of an adventure of one or more heroes. Written in a narrative style.
    Question Image
    Fantasy Poem
    Narrative
    Epic poem
    Novel
    30s
  • Q11
    3 lines of 5-7-5 syllables or free form - to do with nature and the seasons
    Question Image
    Haiku
    tripoem
    sonnet
    Past Paced Poem
    30s
  • Q12
    A five line poem in which lines 1, 2 and 5 rhyme and lines 3 and 4 rhyme.
    Question Image
    Limerick
    cinquain
    sonnet
    haiku
    30s
  • Q13
    Poem that tells a story
    Question Image
    Fairytale
    Genre
    Narrative poem
    Sonnet
    30s
  • Q14
    A 4-line poem following the ABAB rhyme scheme (or AABB)
    Question Image
    Quatrains
    ditrains
    bitrains
    monotrains
    30s
  • Q15
    A poem of five lines consisting respectively of two, four, six, eight, and two syllables.
    Question Image
    cinquain
    limerick
    haiku
    ballad
    30s

Teachers give this quiz to your class