Poetry Quiz

A ______ is a set of lines in a poem, set apart from other sets of lines by space.

• Tome/Mood

• Stanza

• Meter

• Line Break

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

Repeating words or phrases to create a rhythm or set a mood are called ______.
Examples: "The water dripped, dripped, dripped from the leaky faucet."
"Tap! Tap! Tap!"

• Meter
• Line Break
• Repetition
• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

Words that rhyme at the ends of two or more lines of poetry are called ______.
Example: "The girl walked down the street.
She was looking for something to eat."

• End Rhyme
• Internal Rhyme
• Onomatopoeia
• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

The repetition of words with the same beginning sounds is called _______.
Example: "Polly planted plenty of pretty pansies."

• End Rhyme
• Internal Rhyme
• Onomatopoeia
• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

Words that sound like the objects or actions they refer to are called ______. 
Examples: "A pesky mosquito buzzed around my head." 
"Clank!, Hiss!, Bang!, Beep!, Moo!"

• End Rhyme
• Internal Rhyme
• Onomatopoeia
• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

A figure of speech in which things are compared using the words "like" or "as" is called _______. 
Examples: "The surface of the water looked as smooth as glass."
"The cloud was like a cotton ball in the sky."

• Onomatopoeia
• Alliteration
• Metaphor
• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

A figure of speech in which things are compared by stating that one thing is or was another. 
Examples: "The clouds are cotton balls in the sky."
"The night sky was a black hole."

• Onomatopoeia
• Alliteration
• Metaphor
• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Poetry that tells a story.

• rhyme
• meter
• limerick
• narrative

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

Poetry without a regular meter or rhyme scheme

• haiku
• cinquain
• free verse
• limerick

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

Writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the five senses

• alliteration
• stanza
• metaphor
• imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4