Poetry Vocabulary Quiz

What is the definition of rhyme?

• a poem with three lines having 5 - 7 - 5 syllables per line

• words that have the same beginning sound

• words that have the same ending sound

• a poem with 14 lines written in a certain meter and

  rhyme

What is the definition of meter?

• two lines of poetry that usually rhyme

• a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere

• repeating the first sound of several words

• the way emphasis and syllable are arranged in a line of

  poetry

What is the definition for simile?

• when the corners of the mouth turned up and the front teeth are exposed

• words that imitate the sound of something

• a poem with three lines having 5 - 7 - 5 syllables per

  line

• a comparison using like or as

What is the definition of couplet?

• two lines of poetry that usually rhyme

• words that have the same ending sound

• two people

• five lines of poetry that usually rhyme

What is the definition of personification?

• giving humans non-human qualities

• the way emphasis and syllable are arranged in a line of

  poetry

• the combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character

• giving a non-human object human qualities

What is the definition of haiku?

• taking a walk in the wilderness

• a poem with three lines having 5 - 7 - 5 syllables per

  line

• a comparison using like or as

• -a poem with three lines having 7 - 5 - 7 syllables per

  line

What is the definition of metaphor?

• a comparison using like or as

• the way emphasis and syllable are arranged in a line of

  poetry

• a comparison of two, unlike things

• a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere appearing as a streak of light.

What is the definition of alliteration?

• repeating the first sound of several words

• repeating the last sound of several words

• giving a non-human object human qualities

• leaving garbage laying about

What is the definition of onomatopoeia?

• when a person is not identified or doesn't leave a name

• words that imitate the sound of something

• words that sound like each other

• giving a non-human object human qualities

What is the definition of a sonnet?

• a woman's or child's hat tied under the chin and with a brim framing the face

• a poem with 40 lines written in a certain meter and rhyme

• a poem with 14 lines written in a certain meter and rhyme

• a comparison of two, unlike things