Introduction to Poetry
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Poems are divided into lines and stanzas.
Lines are how a poem is divided
Stanzas are a group of lines within a poem
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Multiple Choice
Poems are often divided into lines and stanzas.
True
False
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Multiple Choice
Stanzas are like paragraphs in a poem.
True
False
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Repition sound at the end of words
Ex:
Cat
Hat
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The pattern of rhyme in a poem.
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Multiple Choice
Rhyme is the repetition of sounds at the ends of words
True
False
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Multiple Choice
All poems contain rhyme
True
False
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Multiple Choice
What is Rhyme Scheme?
The pattern of the rhyme in a poem.
The pattern of the rhyme in a story.
The number of meters
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Multiple Choice
What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?
You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself
Any direction you choose.
AABA
ABCB
AABB
ABCD
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Multiple Choice
What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?
The coolness of the night
Refreshes my skin.
The stars shine so bright,
Causing me to grin.
ABAB
AABB
ABCA
ABAC
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Onomatopoeia- Word that sounds like what it is. Ex: boom, snap
Tone- The author's attitude toward a subject.
Personification- Giving human characteristics to something that is not human.
Imagery- creating a picture in the reader's mind
Alliteration- repitition of consonant sounds
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Multiple Choice
Poems never contain figurative language.
True
False
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Multiple Choice
Ring! Ring! is an example of…
rhyme
personificaton
onomatopoeia
alliteration
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Multiple Choice
What is tone?
The feeling the passage evokes from the reader.
The author, narrator, or speaker's attitude toward a subject.
The time and place of the story.
The summary of events in the story.
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Multiple Choice
When the author says, "all they want to do is tie the poem to a chair with rope and torture a confession out of it," he/she is using
personification
hyperbole
alliteration
imagery
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Multiple Choice
Words or phrases that create a picture in the readers’ mind.
alliteration
imagery
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
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Multiple Choice
Why do poets use imagery?
they like taking pictures
they want to write shape poetry
to create a picture in your mind
poets do not use imagery
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Multiple Choice
Which of these is an example of alliteration?
George went to the store to buy some bread.
Smelling the flower reminded the girl of her grandmother
The rough bark tickled my fingertips as I walked through the forest.
Sally sold sea shells by the sea shore
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Speaker- narrative voice of the poem. It is who we think is saying the poem out loud.
Point of View- The perspective of the narrator.
1st
2nd
3rd
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It is the voice of the speaker you hear when reading a poem.
True
False
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Multiple Choice
Who is the person telling the poem
speaker
free verse
repetition
mood
haiku
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Third Person Point of View - check all that apply
Uses: you, yours, yourself
Uses: he, she, it, his, hers, they, them, theirs
The narrator is not a character in the story.
Third Person Limited
Third Person Omniscient
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Second Person Point of View - check all that apply
The story is told from the perspective of you.
Uses: you, yours, yourself
Limited to only one character. The narrator tells the story from the viewpoint of character.
This is an uncommon form of writing, sometimes used in poetry, email or speeches.
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First Person Point of View -- check all that apply
The main character is telling the story.
Uses: I, me, mine, myself, we, us ours.
The reader knows only what that character knows.
The story is told from the perspective of you.
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Multiple Choice
What is the point of view of this poem?
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
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If you were only one inch tall, you'd ride a worm to school. The teardrop of a crying ant would be your swimming pool. A crumb of cake would be a feast. And last you seven days at least, A flea would be a frightening beastIf you were one inch tall.
In this excerpt from "One Inch Tall", who is the speaker and what is the point of view? Click all that apply.
poet
2nd person
1st person
A worm.
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