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Poetry Lingo

Authored by Megan Martin

English

9th - 11th Grade

CCSS covered

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Poetry Lingo
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The repetition of consonant sounds,

but not vowels, in a chunk of text.

Ex: A worm named Maurice took the

garden by storm.

alliteration

assonance

consonance

repetition

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A unified group of lines in poetry.

This is often marked by spacing

between sections of the poem.

stanza

verse

enjambment

simile

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The repetition of vowel sounds in a

chunk of text.

Ex: “Ivan will try to light the fire.”

consonance

assonance

metaphor

free verse

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The attitude the poem’s narrator (this

may or may not be the actual poet) takes

towards a subject or character: serious,

humorous, sarcastic, ironic, concerned,

tongue-in-cheek, solemn, objective, etc.

theme

verse

stanza

tone

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A figure of speech that makes a

comparison between two things

without using connecting words,

such as “like” or “as.”

Ex: Love is a battlefield.

simile

meter

metaphor

onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This occurs when one line ends without a

pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line.

Ex: If this were a poem,

this would be

an example of the technique.

enjambment

meter

alliteration

slant verse

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An object or action that means

something more than its literal

meaning.

simile

verse

diction

symbol

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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