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Poetry Vocab

Authored by Tanner Lott

English

8th Grade

15 Questions

CCSS covered

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Poetry Vocab
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the repetition of similar sounds at the end of words in poetry?

Stanza

Rhyme

Rhythm

Similie

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the systematic arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry?

Meter

Verse

Metaphor

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for a group of lines in a poem, often separated by spaces?

Rhythm

Imagery

Stanza

Aliteration

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which literary device involves giving human qualities or characteristics to non-human things or abstract concepts?

Personification

Onamatopeia

Symbolism

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for language that appeals to the senses, creating a mental image for the reader?

Symbol

Verse

Imagery

Tone

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities in poetry?

Meter

Symbolism

Enjambment

Rhythm

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the pattern of beats or stresses in a poem, often created by the arrangement of syllables?

Stanza

Rhythm

Aliteration

Tone

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

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