5.16.T - Lesson Review: What Is Poetry?

Question 1

A simple description of poetry is a condensed and concentrated form of literature, saying the most in the _________ number of words.

Answer 1

Fewest

Question 2

Reading a poem ________ will also help one understand a poem’s meaning since one can hear the rhythm and the sounds of the words.

Answer 2

aloud

Question 3

Which musical element has the following characteristic?

The first letter of nearby words is the same.

Repetition
Onomatopoeia
Rhyme
Alliteration

Answer 3

Alliteration

Question 4

__________ is representing language through the senses.

Answer 4

Imagery

Question 5

A _________ compares two things without using like or as; instead, another word is substituted for the literal term.

Answer 5

metaphor

Question 6

In the following lines, which element of figurative language is present, a simile or a metaphor?

A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.

Answer 6

Simile

Question 7

In the following line, which element of figurative language is present, a simile or a metaphor?

You are my sunshine.

metaphor
simile

Answer 7

metaphor