Poetry Terms Review

The voice that narrates the events of the poem is called ________

• protagonist

• speaker

• poet

• author

What type of rhyme is the following example?

"Ah! as the heart grows older

It will come to such sights colder.

• internal rhyme

• end rhyme

the repetition of the same vowel and consonant sounds at the ends of words

• alliteration

• rhyme

• assonance

• metaphor

The phrase "Hope is the thing with feathers" is an example of ______

• juxtaposition

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in the reader

• tone

• mood

• feelings

• haiku

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What type of rhyme is used in the following example?

"Tiger, Tiger, burning bright,

In the forests of the night"

• slant rhyme

• exact rhyme

The author's attitude toward the subject is called

• topic

• theme

• tone

• mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

a group of lines in a poem

• stanza

• line

• paragraph

• block

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What poetic device is used in the following title?

Lilly's purple plastic purse

• alliteration

• anaphora

• allusion

• assonance

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

language that appeals to the five senses

• metaphor

• imagery

• hyperbole

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.W.9-10.3D