Poetry Vocabulary Quiz

What is the definition of poetry?

• A type of writing that uses numbers and equations to express ideas

• A type of writing that uses imaginative words to share ideas, emotions, or a story with the reader; written in lines and stanzas

• A type of writing that uses only facts and information to inform the reader

• A type of writing that uses dialogue to convey a message

What is a stanza in a poem?

• The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem

• A group of lines in a poem, separated by space from other groups of lines (like a paragraph)

• A single line of words in a poem

• A type of rhyme at the end of a line in a poem

What is a simile?

• A type of rhyme at the end of a line in a poem

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• A figure of speech that compares two things without using like or as

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

What does the word 'trembling' mean?

• Bent or twisted out of shape

• Having confidence in something or counting on something to happen

• A state of being confused or having lost your sense of direction

• To quiver or shake without meaning to

What is the meaning of the word 'infiltrating'?

• To enter or become established gradually or secretly; to pass through by filtering

• Animal that eats meat

• A very hot day

• Long, straight pieces of wood used in a floor

What is the meaning of the word 'metaphor'?

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

• A figure of speech that compares two things without using like or as

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• A type of rhyme at the end of a line in a poem

What is the meaning of the word 'alliteration'?

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

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• A type of rhyme at the end of a line in a poem

• A figure of speech that compares two things without using like or as

a single line of words in a peom

• line of poetry

• rhythm

• stanza

• alliteration

a writer uses descriptive language and sensory language to create a mental image for readers

• alliteration

• imagery

• stanza

• rhyme scheme

having confidence in something or counting on something to happen

• carnivore

• rhythm

• "money in the bank"

• trembling