Important Poetry Vocabulary

What is alliteration in poetry?

• A) A seven-line poem in the shape of a diamond.

• B) The repetition of consonant sounds at the start of two or more words.

• C) A funny, five-line poem.

• D) The shape of a poem.

What defines a ballad?

• A) A poem that features an irregular rhythm.

• B) A song or songlike poem that tells a story.

• C) A three-line, seventeen-syllable poem.

• D) Poetry where the shape of the poem reflects the subject of the poem.

What is concrete poetry?

• A) A poem with emphasis on certain words or phrases.

• B) Poetry where the shape of the poem reflects the subject of the poem.

• C) A poem that contains an internal rhyme.

• D) A poem that appeals to our five senses.

Which type of poem is described as having a diamond shape?

• A) Limerick

• B) Haiku

• C) Diamante

• D) Ballad

What is the purpose of emphasis in poetry?

• A) To describe one thing in terms of another.

• B) To tell a story in a songlike manner.

• C) To give importance to an idea.

• D) To create a rhyme scheme.

What are figures of speech in poetry?

• A) The repetition of consonant sounds at the start of words.

• B) Words or phrases that describe one thing in terms of another and are not meant literally.

• C) The syllable arrangement in a poem.

• D) The number of lines in a poem.

What is free verse in poetry?

• A) A poem that tells a story.

• B) A poem that has a regular rhythm and rhyme scheme.

• C) A poem that features an irregular rhythm and does not follow a regular meter or rhyme scheme.

• D) A poem that is shaped like the subject it describes.

What is a haiku?

• A) A funny, five-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme.

• B) A poem where the shape reflects the subject.

• C) A three-line, seventeen-syllable poem with a specific syllable arrangement.

• D) A poem with emphasis on sensory language.

What does imagery in poetry typically appeal to?

• A) The author's personal experiences.

• B) The reader's logical reasoning.

• C) The reader's five senses.

• D) The reader's ability to hear rhymes.

What is internal rhyme in poetry?

• A) When a poem has lines that rhyme with each other.

• B) When a poem uses one or more rhyming words in the same line.

• C) When a poem is written in the shape of a diamond.

• D) When a poem tells a story.