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Elements of Poetry

This document contains a 19 question quiz about elements of poetry. It tests understanding of concepts like narrator, rhyme, metaphor, simile, stanza, line, figurative language, and different types of poems including free verse, narrative, lyric, and ballad. Students are asked to identify examples, define terms, and distinguish between similar concepts like metaphor and simile in given sentences. The quiz covers core literary elements and poetic devices frequently used in poems.

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Elements of Poetry

This document contains a 19 question quiz about elements of poetry. It tests understanding of concepts like narrator, rhyme, metaphor, simile, stanza, line, figurative language, and different types of poems including free verse, narrative, lyric, and ballad. Students are asked to identify examples, define terms, and distinguish between similar concepts like metaphor and simile in given sentences. The quiz covers core literary elements and poetic devices frequently used in poems.

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11/23/23, 8:33 AM Elements of Poetry

NAME :
CLASS :
Elements of Poetry
19 Questions DATE :

1. What is the narrator of a poem called?

A Speaker B Author

C Main character D Narrator

2. Define "rhyme."

Comparing two things using "like" or The repetition of an ending sound.


A B
"as."

C The repetition of a letter.

3. What device is a comparison of two unlike things which says one thing IS
another?

A Metaphor B Simile

C Alliteration D Hyperbole

4. The way a poem looks is its ____________.

A Stanza B Structure

C Sentences D Set-up

5. Poems are arranged in lines. Lines can be ___________.

A A single word B All of the above

C A sentence D A part of sentence

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6. Groups of lines are called ______________.

A Tony Danzas B Stanzas

C Line groupings D Sentences

7. Groups of lines are called ______________.

A Line groupings B Stanzas

C Sentences D Tony Danzas

8. What figurative language is used in this sentence?


"The boy was as fast as a rocket as he sped by on his bicycle"

A Hyperbole B Personification

C Metaphor D Simile

9. Free verse poetry does not have...

A stanzas B serious topic

C rhyme or rhythm D plot or conflict

10. All are found in poetry except...

A stanza B paragraphs

C rhyme scheme D rhythm

11. What structure is poetry written in?

A Lines & stanzas B Lines & paragraphs

C Sentences & paragraphs D Sentences & stanzas

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12. Poems that tell a story are called...

A narrative poems B free verse poems

C humorous poems D lyrical poems

13. The writer of a poem is called...

A author B poet

C illustrator D smart person

14. poetry that expresses the thoughts and feelings of the writer or speaker; songlike
quality or set to a beat

A free verse B lyric poem

C ballad

15. poetry that has no regular rhythm, meter, rhyme, or structure

A prose B ode

C haiku D free verse

16. Simile or Metaphor?


This house is as clean as a whistle.

A simile B metaphor

17. Simile or Metaphor?


The assignment was a breeze.

A simile B metaphor

18. Simile or Metaphor?


Tonya is as sweet as sugar.

A metaphor B simile

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19. Simile or Metaphor?


He is a walking dictionary.

A metaphor B simile

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