Poetry Terms, Types, & Rhyme Scheme

What country do Haiku poems come from? (a)  

• Thailand
• Singapore
• Japan
• Korea

How many lines does a Sonnet have?

• 14

• 9

• 5

• 17

What is the main poetry type without a regular rhyme scheme?

• Ballad

• Limerick

• Sonnet

• Free Verse

How many lines does a limerick have?

• 14

• 17

• 9

• 5

All Poetry must rhyme

• True

• False

The group of lines or "paragraph" of a poem is called a

• line

• stanza

• couplet

• metaphor

The repetition of initial consonant sounds

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Repetition

• Theme

Words or phrases that appeal to any of the five senses or any combination of senses

• Onomatopoeia

• Imagery

• Tone

• Meter

A comparison between two objects with the intent of giving clearer meaning to one of them. Often forms of the "to be" verb are used, such as "is" or "was", to make the comparison

• Simile

• Comparison

• Metaphor

• Imagery

The recurrence of a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

• Stanza

• Organization

• Alliteration

• Meter