Poetry Review

Match the following terms to their definitions.

• a direct comparison of two unlike things

• personification

• words invented to immitate real sound

• metaphor

• an exaggeration that cannot be true

• hyperbole

• a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"

• simile

• giving objects or animals human qualities or actions

• onomatopoeia

Match the following terms to their definitions

• the use of an object to represent an idea or quality

• rhyme

• repetition of end sounds

• alliteration

• repetition of beginning sounds

• stanza

• the "paragraph" of a poem

• symbolism

• repeating of words or phrases to create a rhythm or set a mood

• repetition

Limericks use what rhyme scheme?

• ABABA

• AABBA

• ABCAB

• ABABC

What type of poem tells a story and is meant to be sung?

• Free Verse

• Haiku

• Ballad

• Limerick

What type of poem is humorous and has a set rhyme scheme?

• Free Verse

• Haiku

• Ballad

• Limerick

What type of poem doesn't have set rules for rhyme or syllables?

• Free Verse

• Haiku

• Ballad

• Limerick

What type of poem has a total of 17 syllables, three lines, and is often about nature?

• Free Verse

• Haiku

• Ballad

• Limerick

Haikus use what syllable pattern?

• 575

• 17 5

• 325

• 1234