Poetry Terms

Poetry Terms

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Multiple Choice

What is the rhyme scheme of the poem you just read?

• ABAB

• ABBA

• AABB

• ABCABC

Haiku

A haiku follows a special pattern using syllables.

Multiple Choice

Which of these poems is a haiku?

• Of all the children in my school,

  I may not be the tallest.

  Of all the voices in the world.

  Mine may be the smallest.

• Roses are red,

  violets are blue.

  Sugar is sweet,

  and so are you!

• Wind gets my hair.

  There are animals eating.

  The big tree is big.

Stanza

• A stanza is like a small paragraph in a poem.

• Stanzas are usually separated by some blank space.

• This poem has 8 lines, and 2 stanzas.

Multiple Choice

How many stanzas are in this poem?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

What are two rhyming words from this poem?

• tugs, giggles

• grins, wins

• war, hugs

Multiple Choice

What do authors use to create rhythm in a poem?

• Onomatopoeia and similes

• punctuation and spacing

• syllables and rhyme scheme

Alliteration or Consonance?

What do you call the element of poetry when

almost all of the words in

the line have the same

beginning sound?

Metaphors or Similes?

What term describes when an author compares two objects or ideas using the words "like" or "as"?

Multiple Choice

What does onomatopoeia mean?

• words that rhyme

• words that show sound

• words that start with the same letter.

• words that show emotions