Poetry Terms Quiz

Imagine you're in a poetry class with Anika, Grace, and Priya. The teacher asks, "Which word describes a poem where the ends of the lines have words that sound the same?" Can you help them find the right answer?

• rhyme

• internal rhyme

• assonance

• acrostic

• narrative

In the whimsical world of poetry, Mason and Grace are on a quest to find the magical term for when two or more words create a rhyme within the same line of a poem. Can you help them discover this enchanting word?

• rhyme

• internal rhyme

• assonance

• acrostic

• narrative

Imagine you're in a classroom with Arjun and Charlotte, and your teacher asks: Which word describes the repetition of two or more of the same vowel sounds in a word, or the repetition of two or more of the same consonant sounds in a word? Can you guess it before Arjun and Charlotte do?

• internal rhyme

• assonance

• acrostic

• narrative

• lyric

Imagine you're in a poetry class with Ava, Harper, and Anika. The teacher challenges you to create a special type of poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word or name. What is this type of poem called?

• assonance

• acrostic

• narrative

• lyric

• elegy

Imagine you're in a magical library with Aria, Nora, and Grace. You stumble upon a book that contains a poem telling an epic tale. Which word describes this type of poem?

• sonnet

• elegy

• lyric

• narrative

• acrostic

Luna loves to paint vivid pictures with her words, using literary devices that make her writing sing like a melody. Which word describes this art of expressing personal emotions or thoughts with a musical quality?

• rhyme

• assonance

• narrative

• lyric

• elegy

Imagine you're at a poetry club with Charlotte, Grace, and Samuel. Which type of poem would they read if they wanted to explore themes of death or dying?

• sonnet

• elegy

• lyric

• narrative

• acrostic

Olivia is writing a poem for her literature class. She wants to impress her teacher with a 14-line poem that has a specific rhyme scheme and always ends with a couplet. What type of poem should Olivia write?

• rhyme scheme

• free verse

• haiku

• limerick

• sonnet

In a whimsical poetry contest, Benjamin challenged Lily and Samuel to write a five-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme and rhythm. What is this type of poem called?

• rhyme scheme

• free verse

• haiku

• limerick

• rhyme

Imagine you're on a nature walk with Aria and Emma, and you come across a beautiful scene. Which word describes a Japanese poem that captures such moments in three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables?

• free verse

• haiku

• rhyme scheme

• internal rhyme

• narrative