Poetry Terminology Quiz

What term is used for the basic unit of a poem, where lines are grouped together?

• Line

• Stanza

• Stanza break

• Excerpt

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is the term for the repetition of sounds at the beginning of several words in order or near one another?

• Alliteration

• Repetition

• Rhyme

• Anaphora

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which term describes a poem that does not follow a regular meter or rhyme scheme?

• Stanza

• Free verse

• Quatrain

• Form

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the term for a phrase or sentence that is repeated in a poem, often at the beginning of multiple lines?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Anaphora

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the term for a poem's underlying message or main idea?

• Content

• Tone

• Theme

• Form

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What is the term for the structure or appearance of a poem or other text?

• Metaphor

• Tone

• Form

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is a poem with no rhyme scheme or set pattern of beats called?

• Free verse

• Sonnet

• Limerick

• Haiku

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which of the following is an example of figurative language?

• Literal statement

• Simile

• Dictionary definition

• Anagram

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

What is a comparison that does not use like or as known as?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Analogy

• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is the term for the repetition of words at the start of a series of lines in a poem?

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Anaphora

• Consonance

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4