Grade 3 Poetry Vocabulary Quiz

What is a metaphor?

• A metaphor is a type of insect

• A metaphor is a type of fruit

• A metaphor is a type of vehicle

• A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things by saying that one thing is the other.

Can you give an example of a metaphor?

• The classroom was a library.

• The classroom was a zoo.

• The classroom was a kitchen.

• The classroom was a garden.

What is a simile?

• A type of fruit

• A type of dance

• A type of vehicle

• A figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'

Can you give an example of a simile?

• Her eyes sparkled like diamonds.

• The wind whispered like a potato

• The sun shone like a bicycle

• His smile was as bright as a banana

What is a stanza in poetry?

• A type of musical instrument

• A type of flower

• A type of dance move

• A group of lines that form a unit in a poem

What is personification in poetry?

• The use of similes and metaphors in poetry

• A type of rhyme scheme in poetry

• Human qualities given to non-human things

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in poetry

Can you give an example of personification?

• The moon laughed at the stars.

• The sun smiled down on the earth.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• The ocean waved hello to the shore.

What is alliteration?

• Repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of closely connected words

• The rhythm of a poem

• A type of punctuation used in poetry

• Repetition of the same meaning in different words

Can you give an example of alliteration?

• He runs quickly in the park.

• She sells seashells by the seashore.

• The cat sat on the mat.

• The sun is shining brightly.