Poetry Terms Review #1

What is the pattern of rhyming words in a poem?

• Rhyme Scheme

• Structure

• Stanza

• Line

What is a stanza?

• A sentence in a poem

• A paragraph of a poem

• The entire poem

• A type of poem

Rhyming words...

• Have the same sound at the beginning of words

• Have the same sound at the end of words

• Sound the same but are spelled differently

• Must be in a poem

What is a line in a poem?

• A sentence in a poem

• A paragraph of a poem

• A joke

• A type of poem

Alliteration is...

• Repetition

• Repetition of end sound

• Repetition of a vowel sound in two or more words

• Repetition of a beginning consonant sound in two or more words

A simile is...

• a comparison WITHOUT using "like" or "as"

• A extreme exaggeration

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• Giving human qualities to an inanimate object

A metaphor is...

• a comparison WITHOUT using "like" or "as"

• A extreme exaggeration

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• Giving human qualities to an inanimate object

A hyperbole is...

• a comparison WITHOUT using "like" or "as"

• A extreme exaggeration

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• Giving human qualities to an inanimate object

An allusion is...

• a comparison WITHOUT using "like" or "as"

• A extreme exaggeration

• reference to a historical, literary, or political person, place, or thing

• Giving human qualities to an inanimate object

Personification is...

• a comparison WITHOUT using "like" or "as"

• A extreme exaggeration

• reference to a historical, literary, or political person, place, or thing

• Giving human qualities to an inanimate object