Poetic Terms Quiz

A group of lines in a poem, separated by space from other stanzas, much like a paragraph in prose

• metaphor

• stanza

• ballad

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

A word whose sound is similar to the thing or action it refers to, such as “buzz” or “hiss.”

• onomatopoeia

• hyberbole

• metaphor

• rhyme scheme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

A comparison between to unlike things, usually using “like,” “as,” or “than.”

• assonance

• allitgeration

• metaphor

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

The main point of the poem

• personification

• metaphor

• theme

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A extreme and obvious exaggeration, not meant to be believed or taken literally.

• hyperbole

• exaggeration

• consonance

• assonance

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Repeating the vowel sounds in the stressed, or accented, syllables in nearby words.

• assonance

• consonance

• onomatopeoia

• rhyme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Using the same word, phrase, line, or stanza two or more times in a poem.

• onomatopoeia

• stanza

• ballad

• repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A phrase, line, or stanza that is repeated throughout a poem, often after each stanza.

• repetition

• refrain

• stanza

• rhyme scheme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Rhythmical patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry

• consonance

• assonance

• stanza

• meter

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

The pattern of end rhymes in a poem, written out as letters, such as AABB or ABAB.

• repetition

• rhyme scheme

• assonance

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5