Poetry Terms Review

Which of the following words best describes when a poet gives an object human qualities?

• symbolism

• personification

• imagery

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.L.4.4A

Which of the following words best describes words like "whack" and "buzz" that imitate sounds?

• symbolism

• similie

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

Which word decribes a technique used by writers where a thing which ordinarily is known for one thing actually represents something completely different such as DIckinson's setting sun and Frost's two roads?

• personification

• symbolism

• imagery

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RL.4.4

Which word refers to a group of lines togther in a poem?

• verses

• lines

• imagery

• stanza

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CCSS.RL.4.5

A line in poetry is most often referred to as a:

• chorus

• verse

• melody

• imagery

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CCSS.RL.4.5

Words used by writers to appeal to a reader's five senses is referred to as:

• imagery

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.W.4.3D