Poetry Quiz (terms and Poison Tree)

The ordered pattern of rhyme at the end of a line of poetry.

• sonnet

• stanza

• rhyme scheme

• alliteration

A paragraph in poetry

• line

• onomatopoeia

• stanza

• figurative language

A form of Japanese poetry that has three lines: the first line has five syllables, the second has seven syllables, and the third has five syllables.

• Color Poem

• Acrostic Poem

• Haiku

• Limerick

A poem consisting of 14 lines.

The Shakespearean __________consists of three quatrains (four lines each) and a final rhyming couplet (two lines).

• Haiku

• Limerick

• Cinquain

• Sonnet

The use of a word that sounds like its meaning. (Bing Bang Boom)

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Stanza

• Haiku

The repetition of initial consonant sounds in words. (She sells seashells by the seashore)

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Sonnet

• Rhyme Scheme

A written or spoken language that follows natural flow of speech. (This can be a novel, short story or script)

• Alliteration

• Prose

• Poetry

• Hyperbole

Exaggerated statements or claims not to be taken literally. It is like a metaphor but uses extravagant exaggeration: "I am so hungry, I could eat a horse."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Prose

• Hyperbole

How many lines does each stanza have in the poem "A Poison Tree?" (also known as a quatrain)

• Two

• Three

• four

• eight

What is the main (most important) metaphor found in the poem "The Poison Tree"

• The tears

• The apple

• The tree

• The night