Poetry Terms

What is the term for the rhythm, expression, pitch, and flow when we speak and read out loud?

• Prosody

• Free verse

• Poetry

• Meter

What is meter?

• Words that sound alike with the same ending vowel and consonant sounds

• A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

• A person, place, or thing that represents an idea

• The use of capital letters, line position and word length

Which of these contribute to the "shape" of the poem?

• Sound devices

• Graphic elements

• Alliterations

• Rhyme schemes

What is a sound device characterized by the repetition of consonant sounds?

• Alphabetic

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Sonnet

This is a lyric poem composed of fourteen lines, is usually written in iambic pentameter, and is organized in strict divisions of stanza division and rhyme.

• Consonance

• Sonnet

• Hyperbole

• Limerick

Each line in poetry represents a complete thought.

• True

• False

What is the general term for methods like alliteration that are used by an author to emphasize specific sounds in poetry?

• Figurative language

• Rhyme scheme

• Sound devices

• Personification

What type of poem has five lines with a AABBA rhyme scheme? These are usually humorous.

• Sonnet

• Limerick

• Ode

• Narrative

Which term describes the "paragraphs" in a poem?

• Stanzas

• Rhymes

• Meters

• Forms

A haiku is a traditionally Japanese form of poetry that is written in three lines and seventeen syllables.

• True

• False