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Elements of Poetry Worksheet
Worksheet
Lower Secondary Stage 7
English
Elements of Poetry Worksheet
Elements of Poetry
Activity 1: The Poetry Match-Up
Instructions: Match the poetic term in Column A with its correct definition in Column B. Write the corresponding letter in the space provided.
Column A (Terms)
- Stanza
- Alliteration
- Onomatopoeia
- Simile
- Metaphor
- Personification
Column B (Definitions)
A. A direct comparison that says one thing is another thing.
B. A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.
C. Giving human qualities or emotions to non-human objects.
D. A comparison of two things using the words 'like' or 'as'.
E. Words that sound like the noise they describe (e.g., buzz, hiss).
F. The repetition of the same consonant sound at the start of nearby words.
Activity 2: Fill-in-the-Gaps
Instructions: Use the word bank below to identify the poetic element used in each example. Words may be used once.
Word Bank: Metaphor | Alliteration | Simile | Rhyme | Rhythm
- "The classroom was a zoo during the final five minutes of school."
- "Swiftly, silently, the silver swan swam across the lake."
- "The old floorboards groaned like a grumpy old man when I stepped on them."
- The steady 'beat' or musical pattern that we feel when reading a poem aloud.
- "The cat sat on the mat and wore a fancy hat."
Activity 3: True or False?
Instructions: Read each statement about poetry carefully. Write True if the statement is correct and False if it is incorrect.
- All poems must follow a strict rhyming pattern to be considered poetry.
- Imagery refers to words that appeal to our senses of sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch.
- Free verse is a type of poetry that does not use consistent meter or rhyme.
- Tone is the emotional atmosphere or 'feeling' a reader gets from a poem.
- A stanza is a single line of text within a poem.
Activity 4: Critical Thinking
Instructions: Read the short poem below and answer the questions that follow in full sentences.
Fog By Carl Sandburg The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on.
- Identify the primary metaphor used in the poem. What two things are being compared?
- How does the poet use personification to describe the movement of the fog? Use a specific phrase from the poem to support your answer.
- What kind of mood or atmosphere does this poem create? Explain why you think so based on the words the poet chose.