Poetry Test

Front

What do we call writing that is not poetry?

Back

Prose, which includes TDA, TDW, narrative writing, and letters.

Front

What is a group of lines arranged together in a poem called?

Back

A stanza.

Front

What is a big exaggeration, often used for humor, in poetry?

Back

Hyperbole.

Front

True or False: Stanzas are like paragraphs in a poem.

Back

True.

Front

What are alliteration, rhyme, and onomatopoeia examples of?

Back

Sound devices.

Front

What is the term for a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile.

Front

What is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true?

Back

Metaphor.

Front

What is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words called?

Back

Alliteration.

Front

What is the term for words that imitate sounds?

Back

Onomatopoeia.

Front

What is the pattern of beats or stresses in a line of poetry?

Back

Meter.