Poetry Terms Quiz

What is a poem?

• a type of writing about real events and facts, rather than stories that have been invented

• a type of writing that usually has figurative language and is written in separate lines

• a type of writing that tells a story

• a type of writing that is designed for performance in a theater in front of an audience

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is a stanza?

• a group of lines in a poem

• a group of lines in a play

• a group of lines in a novella

• a group of lines in a short story

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is figurative language?

• language that has no meaning

• language that does not go beyond the literal meaning of the word or phrase

• language that is difficult to read

• language that goes beyond the literal meaning of a word or phrase

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is repetition?

• an expression in which the words mean something different than their literal meaning (ex. I'm going to give him a piece of my mind.)

• giving human qualities to an animal or object (ex. a leaf dancing through the wind)

• repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis

• repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (ex. She sells seashells by the seashore.)

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is personification?

• giving human qualities to an animal or object (ex. a leaf dancing through the wind)

• a comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" (ex. The stars shined like candles in the sky.)

• repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis

• a comparison of two unlike things that does not use the words "like" or "as" (ex. The stars were candles in the sky.)

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is alliteration?

• giving human qualities to an animal or object (ex. a leaf dancing through the wind)

• repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (ex. She sells seashells by the seashore.)

• poetry with similar sounds at the end of words (ex. too cool for school)

• repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is a simile?

• a comparison of two unlike things that does not use the words "like" or "as" (ex. The stars were candles in the sky.)

• poetry with similar sounds at the end of words (ex. too cool for school)

• a comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" (ex. The stars shined like candles in the sky.)

• giving human qualities to an animal or object (ex. a leaf dancing through the wind)

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is a metaphor?

• poetry with similar sounds at the end of words (ex. too cool for school)

• a comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" (ex. The stars shined like candles in the sky.)

• giving human qualities to an animal or object (ex. a leaf dancing through the wind)

• a comparison of two unlike things that does not use the words "like" or "as" (ex. The stars were candles in the sky.)

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is rhyme?

• a comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" (ex. The stars shined like candles in the sky.)

• poetry with similar sounds at the end of words (ex. too cool for school)

• a comparison of two unlike things that does not use the words "like" or "as" (ex. The stars were candles in the sky.)

• repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is a haiku?

• a poem with 3 unrhymed lines (5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables) usually focusing on nature

• a long, narrative poem that traces adventures of a hero

• a short, funny poem with 5 lines, usually with aabba rhyme

• a verse poem consisting of 14 lines with a specific rhyme scheme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5