Poetry Term Quiz

A Type of literature based on the interplay of words and rhythm.

• Stanza

• Poetry

• Imagery

• Rhyme Scheme

A figure of speech in which an idea or thing is given human traits and/or feelings.

• Personification

• Simile

• Poetry

• Imagery

A set of lines that are grouped together in a poem.

• Lines

• Poetry

• Stanza

• Simile

The pattern of sounds that repeats at the end of a line or stanza.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Stanza

• Rhyme Scheme

A way of expressing oneself that does not use word's strict or realistic meaning.

• Figurative Language

• Rhyme Scheme

• Simile

• Alliteration

A literary device used in poetry, novels and other writing that uses vivid description that appeals to the reader's five senses.

• Rhyme Scheme

• Poetry

• Imagery

• Stanza

A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often used by like or as.

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Poetry

• Simile

A figure of speech that describes an object or action that isn't true. A comparison not using like or as.

• Poetry

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

The repetition of an initial consonant sound in words that are near each other.

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Imagery

The naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation sound associated with it. (buzz, hiss)

• Personification

• Imagery

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor